12.3% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashtonfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ashtonfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Ashtonfield provide unpaid childcare, making this a standout feature of daily life here. While volunteering rates are lower than in most other areas, there is a strong presence of former Defence Force members and people supporting their families through unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and a little below the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 33.2% of people providing this care, a figure well above both the state and national levels. This is alongside 13.1% of residents who provide general unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
13.1% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.2% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 3.9%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Ashtonfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10103/ashtonfield/topic/community