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Back Creek · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Back Creek

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

Nearly 23% of people in Back Creek volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands out in an area where other forms of unpaid care and service are almost non-existent.

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Where Back Creek sits — Volunteers

22.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Back Creek — higher than 69% of areas.

Back Creek22.7%
2422, NSW 20.4%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 22.7% of residents helping out. This is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.

Volunteers

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22.7% —

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

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 almost non-existent in the area. No residents reported providing unpaid childcare, housework, or general care, which is far below both state and national levels.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.

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 Back Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10126/back-creek/topic/community