26.6% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Big Springs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Big Springs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Big Springs now volunteer, a figure that has grown and puts the area far ahead of other regions. This strong spirit of giving is a standout feature for the community, where 26.6% of residents give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.6% of people in Big Springs volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%. This level of participation is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 27.5% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. However, those providing other unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 7.3%, while unpaid childcare is about the same as the state at 24.8%.
7.3% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 27.5%
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 than usual proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 3.8%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and slightly higher than the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10344/big-springs/topic/community