14.8% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Anembo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Anembo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care and support in Anembo than in the rest of the state. While volunteering is about the same as the national figure, the area stands out for the high number of residents balancing home duties and caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people volunteer here, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and roughly equal to the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Anembo, with 40.7% of people caring for children and 37.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework—both figures far above the national average. Overall, the 18.5% of people providing unpaid care is much higher than most similar areas.
18.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.7% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 37.0%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 7.4%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and among the highest for this level.
7.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Anembo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10055/anembo/topic/community