30.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Batar Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Batar Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 30.5% of residents in Batar Creek volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where many residents take on significant unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.5% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 34.1% of people caring for children and 26.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above New South Wales figures. About 12.2% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 national rate of 2.8%.
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 Batar Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10226/batar-creek/topic/community