15.2% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Niagara Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Niagara Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Niagara Park provide unpaid childcare, showing a strong focus on family support. While the area is more active in care and housework than the state average, volunteering is less common here than in most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of residents volunteer, which is lower than in most areas. However, this figure is still a little above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside 13.5% of residents providing general unpaid care.
13.5% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 2.5% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Niagara Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12970/niagara-park/topic/community