7.4% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Homebush West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Homebush West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in Homebush West spend their spare time on unpaid work or volunteering. Only 7.4% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This low level of community activity is seen across almost every measure of unpaid service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is rare here, with only 7.4% of people helping out. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas. Just 5.8% of people provide unpaid care, while 14.5% spend 15 or more hours on housework, both well below the national figures.
5.8% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.5% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
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.
Defence service is also lower than most areas. Only 0.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.4%
Lower than 76% 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 Homebush West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11937/homebush-west/topic/community