17.2% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eastern Suburbs - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Eastern Suburbs - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Eastern Suburbs - North, where 17.2% of people give their time to others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While community contribution is high, rates of unpaid care and housework are notably lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.2% of residents helping out, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a slight drop from 2011, when the rate was 19.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 10.0% of people providing care and 16.5% doing over 15 hours of housework. This housework rate is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
10.0% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.5% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 much lower here than in most similar areas. Only 1.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Eastern Suburbs - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11801/eastern-suburbs-north/topic/community