19.5% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Merewether Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Merewether Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 37.4% of people in Merewether Heights provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This is a community where a high proportion of residents take on unpaid roles, from looking after children to volunteering and serving in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.5% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Beyond childcare, 14.2% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure. Another 24.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the 20.7% typical for Australia.
14.2% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.4% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.6% of people having served in the Defence Force.
5.6%
Higher than 85% 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 Merewether Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12585/merewether-heights/topic/community