11.3% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people participate in unpaid work and volunteering in Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield than in most similar areas. Only 11.3% of the community volunteer, and figures for unpaid childcare and housework are well below the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have dropped since 2011, with only 11.3% of residents now volunteering. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas, with only 19.8% of people caring for children—well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework (17.7%) and those providing other unpaid care (9.8%) are both lower than the state and national averages.
9.8% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 among the lowest for areas at this level, with only 1.0% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.0%
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 Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12003/strathfield-burwood-ashfield/topic/community