9.1% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Potts Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Potts Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.1% of people in Potts Hill volunteer, which is well below the national figure. While community volunteering is low, a much higher than typical 29.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Very few residents give their time to volunteering, at 9.1%. This is much lower than most other areas and well below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (20.2%) and those providing general unpaid care (10.8%) are both lower than most areas.
10.8% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 uncommon here, with only 0.5% of people having served. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
0.5%
Lower than 73% 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 Potts Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13267/potts-hill/topic/community