13.2% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Picton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Picton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Picton provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the state and national averages. This high level of family care defines the community's participation, while other forms of volunteering and service follow more typical patterns. The area shows a strong tendency toward home-based care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.9% of people caring for children and 25.1% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the state and national figures. Additionally, 13.0% of people provide general unpaid care, which is a little above the national average.
13.0% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
Defence service is seen in 3.1% of the population. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
3.1%
Higher 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 Picton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13212/picton/topic/community