16.1% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Little Back Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Little Back Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has shifted in Little Back Creek, with a notable 16.1% of residents now volunteering. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. While community spirit is high, the area sees far fewer people caring for children unpaid compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Australian average of 14.1% and sits around the middle for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major commitment here, with 35.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid chores—far above the national figure of 20.7%. Conversely, only 9.7% provide unpaid care for children, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
9.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.7% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 35.5%
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.
No residents in this area have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Little Back Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12357/little-back-creek/topic/community