17.1% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Loftus - Yarrawarrah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Loftus - Yarrawarrah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Loftus - Yarrawarrah are volunteering than they were five years ago, though the area remains very active in supporting others. About 17.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, although the rate fell 6.1 percentage points since 2016 to reach 17.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in this area, with 32.8% of people caring for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with high levels of housework, as 27.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on chores. Around 13.3% of people provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
13.3% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.5% of residents having served, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 59% 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 Loftus - Yarrawarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021608/loftus-yarrawarrah/topic/community