18.0% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Annandale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Annandale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back and helping others is a common part of life in Annandale, where local involvement is notably high. About 18% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer in Annandale. At 18%, this is well above both the New South Wales figure of 13% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 10.6% of people provide unpaid care and just 19% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are below the national figures.
10.6% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
Defence service is less frequent here than in similar areas. Only 1.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Annandale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10062/annandale/topic/community