16.9% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sydney - Northern Beaches · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Sydney - Northern Beaches
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Sydney - Northern Beaches provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the state average. This high level of family care is paired with a strong volunteer spirit, though those giving their time to community groups has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.9% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%, despite a 3.2 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is very common, with 28.6% of residents providing unpaid help. While 22.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, those providing other types of unpaid care are fewer than in most areas at 11.1%.
11.1% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 65% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 82% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 62% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 2.0% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
2.0%
Lower than 79% 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 - Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/122/sydney-northern-beaches/topic/community