16.6% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Awaba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Awaba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define the community of Awaba compared to similar areas. About 33.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This trend extends to other forms of support, though the area remains moderately active in volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.6% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is a major part of local life, as 16.0% of people provide unpaid care—a rate much higher than most areas. This includes 33.4% caring for children and 27.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well above state and national figures.
16.0% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.4% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Awaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10119/awaba/topic/community