14.4% ▼ -50.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Evans Plains · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Evans Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people provide unpaid childcare in Evans Plains, making it a standout feature for the area. This high level of family support is a key part of local life, with many residents also taking on significant unpaid care and household roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of the community volunteers, which is about the same as the national figure and slightly above the New South Wales rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 15.2% of people providing care and 24.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the state and national figures.
15.2% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -35.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
Around 3.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the rates for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Evans Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11473/evans-plains/topic/community