11.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Big Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Big Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Big Hill is marked by a strong tradition of service and support, where 15.5% of people provide unpaid care. This is well above the national figure of 11.9%. While many help others, only 11.3% of the community volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little below both the New South Wales and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, sitting well above the national average at 15.5%. However, this is not driven by children, as the 12.7% of people caring for children unpaid is among the lowest for areas of this size.
15.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.7% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
Military service is more common in Big Hill than in most similar areas, with 4.3% of people having served in the Defence Force.
4.3%
Higher than 75% 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 Big Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10341/big-hill/topic/community