9.8% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Metford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Metford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Metford provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the state average. While many residents are active in their homes and families, very few participate in formal volunteer work compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.8% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care and 29.3% looking after children, both of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 20.8% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the national figure.
14.3% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Metford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12603/metford/topic/community