8.7% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sydney - Parramatta · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Sydney - Parramatta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 23.8% of people in Sydney - Parramatta provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the national figure. This area sees lower levels of community and family support activities compared to most other regions across the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have dropped to 8.7% since 2011, leaving the area well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with 9.4% of people providing care and 18.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework. These figures are both a little below the national totals.
9.4% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 rare in the area, where only 1.0% of people have served. This is among the lowest rates at this level and a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.0%
Lower than 99% 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 - Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/125/sydney-parramatta/topic/community