14.3% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national average for family support, Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury sees 30.4% of people providing unpaid childcare. This high level of family care stands out as the most striking feature of how people spend their time in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. This is a drop from 2011, when volunteering sat at 19.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has some of the highest rates of unpaid work, with 25.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Meanwhile, 11.1% provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.1% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 the population have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 84% of region (sa4) 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 Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/115/sydney-baulkham-hills-and-hawkesbury/topic/community