9.4% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Penrith · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Penrith
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Penrith volunteer compared to most other areas, though a high number of residents provide unpaid care. Only 9.4% of the population volunteers, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This suggests a community where residents are more likely to focus their unpaid efforts on family and home life than on formal community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 9.4% of residents helping out. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of people provide unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 22.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 11.0% providing general unpaid care.
11.0% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 Force veterans make up 2.4% of the population. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.4%
Lower than 69% 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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12403/penrith/topic/community