15.9% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
One Mile · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in One Mile
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in One Mile is shaped by a strong culture of helping others, with a high number of people providing unpaid care. While volunteering is lower than in many similar areas, more residents have served in the Defence Force than is typical for most places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people volunteer their time. This is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, though it remains lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people providing such support, which is higher than most areas. While 23.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 23.1%.
14.1% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 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.
A higher than usual 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and about the same as the Australian figure.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 One Mile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13096/one-mile/topic/community