28.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Alpine · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Alpine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines daily life in Alpine, where nearly 29% of people give their time to help others. This rate is far above the national figure and makes the area stand out for its high level of community involvement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here; 28.5% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the state average. While housework rates are around the middle for similar areas, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most places.
8.9% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
Military service is more common in Alpine than in most areas, with 4.9% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10044/alpine/topic/community