12.2% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sutherland - Kirrawee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sutherland - Kirrawee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26.2% of people in Sutherland - Kirrawee provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While child care remains steady, other forms of volunteering and unpaid help have generally declined or stayed low compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and has fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011. This figure is a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, at 10.2%. Similarly, 19.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is a little below the national figure of 20.7%.
10.2% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Around 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Sutherland - Kirrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021538/sutherland-kirrawee/topic/community