13.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berry Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Berry Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Berry Park spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework. This is a much higher rate than the national figure. While many residents help at home, others contribute through military service or volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most other areas and roughly the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 26.5% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 21.1%, which is well below both the state and national rates.
10.8% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
A higher proportion of residents than most areas have served in the Defence Force, with 3.6% of the population having served, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Berry Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10324/berry-park/topic/community