23.5% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Piambong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Piambong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Piambong volunteer, a rate far above the New South Wales figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents frequently give their time to support others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.5% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 36.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, a figure far above the national average. This is alongside a higher than usual 27.3% of residents who provide unpaid childcare.
11.4% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.4% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 36.4%
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.
Around 2.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Piambong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13209/piambong/topic/community