23.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Peelwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Peelwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Peelwood than in the rest of the country, with 23.8% of residents giving their time. This community spirit is paired with a very high rate of people performing unpaid household chores and care work. It is an area where residents are much more likely to support others and their homes than the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly a quarter of the population volunteers, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 19.0% of people providing care—well above the national figure. While far fewer people care for children compared to most areas, 38.1% do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, a rate far above the rest of Australia.
19.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.1% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 38.1%
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 state and national figures.
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).
More for Peelwood
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Peelwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13186/peelwood/topic/community