7.4% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Deep Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Deep Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A very high rate of former Defence Force members defines Deep Creek, where 8.3% of the population has served. While many residents provide unpaid care, the area has some of the lowest volunteering rates among similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.4% of people here volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and among the lowest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 22.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—overall unpaid care is very common. At 21.0%, the rate of people providing unpaid care is among the highest for similar areas and well above the state's 11.5%.
21.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.8%
- 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.
Service in the Defence Force is very common here, with 8.3% of people having served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8% and among the highest rates seen in similar areas.
8.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Deep Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11231/deep-creek/topic/community