Back Creek · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Back Creek

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

Almost 29% of people in Back Creek provide unpaid care, a figure that is far above the national average. While many residents help others at home, very few participate in formal volunteering or defence service.

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📍 Back Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Back Creek sits — Volunteers

0.0%
  • 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 Back Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Back Creek0.0%
2484, NSW 17.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

No one in the area recorded as a volunteer, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% 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 common here, with 28.6% of people providing care and 33.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. In contrast, no one is recorded as providing unpaid childcare, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

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 national 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/SAL10129/back-creek/topic/community