15.9% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Enmore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Enmore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Enmore has shifted over the last decade, with 15.9% of residents now volunteering. This is a little above the national figure, though it remains lower than most similar areas. The suburb is also marked by a very low rate of unpaid care work compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people in Enmore volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%. However, this rate is lower than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 8.8% of people providing such support. This is well below the national figure, and far fewer people care for children unpaid (15.8%) or spend 15 or more hours on housework (14.2%) compared to the rest of the state.
8.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.2% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.5%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 64% 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 Enmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11428/enmore/topic/community