20.5% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Little Plain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Little Plain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over one in five people in Little Plain volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, where residents are far more likely to give their time to others than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.5% of the community volunteer, a figure that 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.
While child care rates are typical at 25.8%, only 5.3% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much lower than in most areas.
5.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 than usual 3.8% of people here have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12365/little-plain/topic/community