5.7% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ardglen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ardglen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer or provide unpaid care in Ardglen than in the rest of the state. While only 5.7% of residents volunteer, a strikingly high 6.4% of the community have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very uncommon here, with only 5.7% of people helping out. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than average, as 0.0% of residents provide such support and only 11.3% care for children unpaid. However, 22.6% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is a little above the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 much more common here than in most areas. At 6.4%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is well above both the state and national rates.
6.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Ardglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10075/ardglen/topic/community