18.0% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pennant Hills - Epping · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Pennant Hills - Epping
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Pennant Hills - Epping have dropped by 7.5 percentage points since 2011, yet they remain high. About 18% of residents still volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This reflects a community that remains highly engaged despite the recent decline.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Currently, 18% of people in Pennant Hills - Epping volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales average of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.1% of people caring for children and 24.9% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are much higher than most areas. In contrast, the 11% who provide other types of unpaid care is lower than most areas.
11.0% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.5%, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 87% 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 Pennant Hills - Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12601/pennant-hills-epping/topic/community