15.8% ▼ -46.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berrilee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Berrilee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Berrilee is marked by a high commitment to home maintenance, with nearly 29% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This is well above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas. While housework is common, unpaid childcare is far less frequent here than in the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer their time. This is a little above the New South Wales and national figures, though it remains lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 19.5%, which is well below the national figure. However, 13.2% of people provide some form of unpaid care, a rate slightly above the state and national figures.
13.2% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.9%
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. This is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures and is lower than most similar areas.
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 Berrilee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10318/berrilee/topic/community