10.0% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berkeley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Berkeley Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteer rates than similar areas define the community participation profile of Berkeley Vale. While only 10% of people volunteer, a very high 31% of residents provide unpaid childcare. This suggests a local focus on family responsibilities over external community service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10% of people in Berkeley Vale volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 31% of people providing this care—well above the 26.3% national figure. Meanwhile, 22.4% do 15 or more hours of housework, and 11.3% provide other unpaid care, both of which are lower than most areas.
11.3% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
About 2.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as the 2.3% in New South Wales and 2.8% across Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Berkeley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10304/berkeley-vale/topic/community