15.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Arkell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Arkell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little over 15% of people in Arkell provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure. While many residents contribute to their community through caregiving, the area has a very low number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 15.4% of people doing so, well above the state and national averages. However, child care and housework are much less common, with only 15.4% caring for children and 11.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework unpaid.
15.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.5% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 residents in Arkell have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
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 Arkell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10083/arkell/topic/community