8.1% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Banksmeadow · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Banksmeadow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in Banksmeadow engage in unpaid community or home-based work compared to the rest of the country. Only 8.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest in the region, with just 8.1% of people helping out, far lower than the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 5.1% of people providing unpaid care and 11.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
5.1% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.3% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.2% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.6%, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 63% 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 Banksmeadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10180/banksmeadow/topic/community