21.4% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Old Adaminaby · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Old Adaminaby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 21.4% of people in Old Adaminaby volunteer, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where locals are much more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.4% of residents helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the own Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.3% of people providing support, which is a little above the national figure. However, only 11.9% care for children unpaid, a rate far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.9% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Old Adaminaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13083/old-adaminaby/topic/community