26.9% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Baldry · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Baldry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Baldry volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This high level of local involvement stands out against both state and national figures. Daily life here is marked by a strong culture of helping others through unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.9% of residents volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.3% of people providing care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 25.0% of people care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state average, only 13.5% do 15 or more hours of housework, a rate well below the Australian average of 20.7%.
17.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Baldry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10152/baldry/topic/community