20.3% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ewingsdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ewingsdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering has grown in Ewingsdale, where 20.3% of people give their time to help others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Residents here are more active in community support and unpaid care than people in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature of the area, with 20.3% of residents helping out. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring roles are common here, as 27.4% of people look after children unpaid, which is a little above the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 23.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, though only 11.0% provide general unpaid care.
11.0% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
About 2.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Ewingsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11477/ewingsdale/topic/community