29.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Neilrex · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Neilrex
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of people in Neilrex volunteer, making it a place with much higher community involvement than most other areas. This spirit of contribution is seen across the board, with very high rates of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 25.8% of people providing care and 35.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. This is consistent with 32.3% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well above the Australian average.
25.8% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 7.9% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.8% national figure.
7.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Neilrex [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12928/neilrex/topic/community