13.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berthong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Berthong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Berthong is marked by a very high rate of family support, with 37.7% of people providing unpaid childcare. This is far above the national figure. While few residents have served in the military, many spend significant time managing the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas, though this is about the same as the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 26.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the Australian average of 20.7%. However, 11.3% provide other types of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
No one in the community 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 Berthong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10325/berthong/topic/community