12.5% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Phoenix Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Phoenix Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Phoenix Park provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care is the most striking feature of the area's community involvement, alongside a notably strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most other areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 32.8% of people providing unpaid care for children, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Additionally, 25.0% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is also well above the Australian average.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Military service is common in Phoenix Park, where 5.8% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% national figure and much higher than most other areas.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Phoenix Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13206/phoenix-park/topic/community