9.6% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Penshurst · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Penshurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.6% of people in Penshurst volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This low level of community involvement is a defining feature of the area's participation profile. Other forms of unpaid work, such as caregiving and military service, are also lower than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 9.6% of residents taking part. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common than in most areas, including 22.8% of people caring for children. About 20.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is about the same as the national figure.
10.7% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 1.2%, this is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 65% 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 Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13197/penshurst/topic/community