21.1% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eviron · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eviron
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Eviron are involved in unpaid work and volunteering than in most similar areas. A striking 21.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends to a high rate of unpaid care and a notable presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 31.6% of people caring for children and 29.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the state and national averages, and 15.3% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.
15.3% ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 29.5%
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.
A higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Eviron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11475/eviron/topic/community