15.2% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Osterley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Osterley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Osterley is marked by a strong focus on home and family support. While volunteering is lower than in many similar areas, the community is defined by a very high rate of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but still a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 30.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend extends to other care roles, as those providing unpaid care (18.8%) and those caring for children (29.5%) are both well above the state and national averages.
18.8% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
No residents reported serving in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the New South Wales and national rates.
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 Osterley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13110/osterley/topic/community