13.6% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sydney - Sutherland · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Sydney - Sutherland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Unpaid family work is a major part of daily life in Sydney - Sutherland, where 28.4% of people care for children without pay. This is much higher than most other areas. While family care is common, formal volunteering has dropped and is now lower than in most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people volunteer their time, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates, but it has fallen 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a high rate of unpaid home work, with 23.4% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is much higher than most areas and is consistent with the high 28.4% of people providing unpaid childcare.
12.2% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 83% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.4% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 71% 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 - Sutherland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/128/sydney-sutherland/topic/community