27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Amosfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Amosfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in four people in Amosfield now volunteer, showing a strong trend of community involvement. This high level of participation is a standout feature of the area, where 27.3% of residents give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than elsewhere, with 27.3% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 12.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—unpaid care for others is much more common than in most areas, with 18.2% of people providing support.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.1% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
No one in Amosfield has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Amosfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10050/amosfield/topic/community