31.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berrigal · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Berrigal
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 31% of people in Berrigal volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area's social landscape. While volunteering is common, other forms of unpaid work like child care are less frequent than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much higher here than in most similar areas. At 31%, Berrigal sits far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 31% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure—those caring for children unpaid (20.7%) are well below the state and national averages. General unpaid care is also a little below the national figure at 10.3%.
10.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 31.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
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 Berrigal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10316/berrigal/topic/community