22.4% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Binnaway · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Binnaway
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost a quarter of Binnaway residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where 22.4% of people give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 22.4%, the share of volunteers here is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people here provide unpaid childcare, at just 14.1%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 23.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a little above the Australian average of 20.7%.
13.4% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.1% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.9%, which is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Binnaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10371/binnaway/topic/community