10.6% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Peakhurst · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Peakhurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 10.6% of people in Peakhurst volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average. This low level of community service stands out against other local activities, such as caring for children and the home, which are more typical for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Peakhurst are much lower than most similar areas. At 10.6%, this is a little below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Those providing general unpaid care (11.8%) or doing over 15 hours of housework (21.8%) are lower than most areas.
11.8% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Peakhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13179/peakhurst/topic/community