18.0% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Piora · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Piora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Piora has remained active, with a notably high number of residents stepping up for their community and country. Around 18% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of contribution is seen across various forms of unpaid work and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Piora are well above the New South Wales figure of 13%, with 18% of residents giving their time.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 9.8% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—overall unpaid care is much higher than most areas. Around 16.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, and 24.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
16.4% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.8% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.8% of residents having served, which is well above the same figure for Australia.
6.8%
Higher than 88% 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 Piora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13235/piora/topic/community