8.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Birdwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Birdwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap in community involvement defines Birdwood (NSW), where volunteering and unpaid care are far less common than in the rest of the state. While few people here take on these roles, the area has a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.3% of people in Birdwood volunteer, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 13.0% and among the lowest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is far below the national figure, with only 8.3% of residents providing this support. However, 25.0% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 21.2%.
8.3% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.3% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 area has a strong connection to the military, as 7.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Australian average of 2.8% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
7.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Birdwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10374/birdwood/topic/community