8.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Commissioners Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Commissioners Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking number of residents in Commissioners Creek have served in the Defence Force, though other forms of community involvement are quite low. While nearly 10% of the population are veterans, only 8.6% of people volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 8.6% of residents helping out. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 28.6% of people providing care, which is well above the state average. However, this contrasts with other unpaid work; only 8.6% provide general care and 14.3% do over 15 hours of housework, both of which are much lower than most areas.
8.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
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.
Service to the country is very high in Commissioners Creek, where 9.7% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
9.7%
Higher than 95% 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).
More for Commissioners Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Commissioners Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10995/commissioners-creek/topic/community