13.7% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eastern Suburbs - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Eastern Suburbs - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people engage in unpaid care and community service in Eastern Suburbs - South compared to most similar areas. While 13.7% of residents volunteer, this is a decline from the 15.8% recorded in 2011. The area generally shows lower rates of unpaid domestic and care work than both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and national rates, though it has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Rates of unpaid work are much lower than in most areas, with only 10.2% of people providing unpaid care. This includes a low 22.7% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
10.2% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
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.
Only 1.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 85% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11802/eastern-suburbs-south/topic/community