Piney Range · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Piney Range

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More than a quarter of people in Piney Range give their time to volunteering, creating a high level of community involvement. This local spirit is striking, as 27.8% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure.

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📍 Piney Range, Suburb / Locality

Where Piney Range sits — Volunteers

27.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Piney Range — higher than 82% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Piney Range27.8%
2810, NSW 23.9%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 27.8% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national average and much higher than most similar areas.

27.8%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 27.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 29.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—fewer people provide unpaid care for others. Unpaid childcare at 22.2% and general unpaid care at 9.3% are both below the national average.

9.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

22.2%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

29.6%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.6%
  • 2021: 29.6%

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 national figure of 2.8%.

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 Piney Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13230/piney-range/topic/community