20.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Avoca · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Avoca
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in North Avoca volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community that is very active in giving back. Residents also take on a high amount of unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.8% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the own Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life in North Avoca, where 32.4% of people care for children unpaid. This is much higher than most areas, and 26.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is also well above the national figure.
13.1% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.8%. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
1.8%
Lower than 60% 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).
More for North Avoca
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in North Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12990/north-avoca/topic/community