27.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Alfredtown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Alfredtown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement mark Alfredtown compared to most similar areas. A striking 27.7% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends to high rates of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.7% of people pitching in. This is far above both 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 work is a major part of life in Alfredtown, where 38.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the 20.7% national figure. This high level of home support is seen alongside higher rates of unpaid childcare (29.2%) and general unpaid care (13.8%).
13.8% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 38.5%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most other areas. People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.8% of the population, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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 Alfredtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10032/alfredtown/topic/community