20.6% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berowra Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Berowra Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over one fifth of people in Berowra Heights volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is paired with a significant number of residents who take on unpaid care and housework roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.6% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent in this area, as 33.9% of people care for children and 29% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are much higher than most other areas. Meanwhile, 12.8% provide other types of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.8% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.9% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as both New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Berowra Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10309/berowra-heights/topic/community