10.6% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Numbaa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Numbaa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of childcare and military service set Numbaa apart from similar areas. While a huge 39.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, far fewer residents volunteer their time compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.6% of people in Numbaa 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.
Providing unpaid care for children is very common here, with 39.4% of people doing so—far above the 26.3% national average. Meanwhile, 23.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, while those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 8.5%.
8.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.4% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 common in Numbaa, where 5.5% of people have served. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.5%
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 Numbaa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13046/numbaa/topic/community