9.9% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berwick - South West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Berwick - South West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 36.9% of people in Berwick - South West provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above both the state and national averages. While family care is very common here, other forms of community involvement are lower than usual. This creates a profile where home-based care outweighs traditional volunteering or service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area sees a huge proportion of people caring for children unpaid, which is 11 percentage points higher than the Australian average. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing general unpaid care sit around the national middle.
11.9% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.9% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force at 1.1%, a result that is much lower than most similar areas.
1.1%
Lower than 88% 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 Berwick - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212021554/berwick-south-west/topic/community