11.6% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains than in most other areas, with only 11.6% of residents doing so. This region shows a higher tendency toward unpaid domestic duties and childcare compared to the rest of the country. While community volunteering has dropped, the level of unpaid care for others has remained steady since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.6% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most other areas. This figure is a little below the national average and has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in this region, with 27.7% of people caring for children and 23.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 11.7% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
11.7% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 80% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
About 2.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 62% 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 West and Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/124/sydney-outer-west-and-blue-mountains/topic/community