12.3% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sydney - City and Inner South · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Sydney - City and Inner South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer residents provide unpaid care and support in Sydney - City and Inner South compared to other regions. Only 7.5% of people provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure. This suggests a lifestyle where residents are much less likely to be juggling home-based care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.3% of people volunteer their time, which is lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the own Australian average of 14.1% and has fallen by 2.2 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Daily home life involves much less unpaid work here, with only 14.7% of people caring for children unpaid—far below the 26.3% national figure. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly are well below the national figure at 13.2%.
7.5% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.7% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 93% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.2% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 much lower than in most similar areas, with only 1.6% of the population having served. This is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 86% 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 - City and Inner South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/117/sydney-city-and-inner-south/topic/community