10.9% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cardiff · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cardiff
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Cardiff provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the New South Wales average. This high rate of family support stands out in a place where other forms of community contribution are less common. While many residents care for children, few engage in formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 29.1% of people helping out, which is well above the state average. Meanwhile, 13.4% of people provide some form of unpaid care and 22% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.4% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Cardiff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10808/cardiff/topic/community