32.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Billys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Billys Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Billys Creek, where 32.4% of people give their time to others. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, making it one of the most active areas for community work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.4% of residents helping out. This is much higher than most areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid child care is well below the national figure at 22.1%, more people here do 15 or more hours of housework (26.5%) than in most other areas. Unpaid care for others is much lower than usual at 8.8%.
8.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
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 Billys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10355/billys-creek/topic/community