7.8% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bankstown · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Bankstown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Bankstown participate in unpaid community roles compared to most similar areas. Just 7.8% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure and a drop from previous years. This trend of lower involvement extends across unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.8% of people volunteer here, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the Australian average of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with 11.3% of people providing care. This includes 23.8% who care for children unpaid, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average of 25.3%.
11.3% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in Bankstown, where only 0.9% of people have served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.9%
Lower than 98% 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 Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11901/bankstown/topic/community