20.5% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pipeclay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pipeclay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Pipeclay do heavy housework than in other areas, with 37.3% of residents spending 15 hours or more each week on these chores. This high level of home activity is mirrored by a strong spirit of giving, as volunteering is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is a little below the state average at 22.9%, providing general unpaid care is about the same as the national figure at 12.0%.
12.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 37.3%
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.
A much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 6.9% of the population having served, well above the 2.8% national figure.
6.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Pipeclay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13236/pipeclay/topic/community