6.3% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 96% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sydney - South West · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Sydney - South West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Sydney - South West volunteer or provide unpaid care compared to similar areas. Only 6.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for this level, at 6.3%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with 23.7% of people caring for children and 11.1% providing general unpaid care. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are much lower than most areas at 18.2%.
11.1% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.1% of the population. This is among the lowest at this level and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 97% 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 - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/127/sydney-south-west/topic/community