14.7% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Arumpo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Arumpo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Arumpo is marked by a strong commitment to helping others, with a higher rate of unpaid carers than most similar areas. While few residents perform heavy housework, nearly 15% of the community provide unpaid care for others. This spirit of support extends to volunteering, which is slightly more common here than across New South Wales.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people in Arumpo volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and roughly the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing care—well above the New South Wales rate of 11.5%. However, very few residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, at just 8.8%, which is far below the national figure of 20.7%.
14.7% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.8% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Arumpo has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales and national averages.
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 Arumpo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10093/arumpo/topic/community