Aylmerton · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Aylmerton

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Community involvement in Aylmerton has remained steady over the last decade, though levels of volunteering are now much lower than in most similar areas. Only 12.4% of people volunteer their time, a figure that sits slightly below the national average.

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📍 Aylmerton, Suburb / Locality

Where Aylmerton sits — Volunteers

12.4% ▼ -24.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Aylmerton — lower than 78% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Aylmerton12.4%
2575, NSW 15.3%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 12.4% of residents taking part. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

12.4% ▼ -24.3%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.3%
  • 2016: 22.6%
  • 2021: 12.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is less common here than in most other areas. For example, the 22.5% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.

10.1% ▼ -26.2%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

22.5% ▼ -27.8%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.1%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 22.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

20.2% ▼ -25.8%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.3%
  • 2016: 28.0%
  • 2021: 20.2%

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.

About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and matches the Australian average exactly.

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 Aylmerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10120/aylmerton/topic/community