9.5% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sydney - Outer South West · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Sydney - Outer South West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Sydney - Outer South West than in most similar areas. While only 9.5% of residents do volunteer work, the region has a very high rate of people providing unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 29.5% of people providing unpaid childcare, a figure well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Around 22.4% of residents also do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is higher than most areas.
11.6% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 69% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
About 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the state and national figures.
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 - Outer South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/123/sydney-outer-south-west/topic/community