14.6% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Putney · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Putney
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 16% of people in Putney provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most other areas. This indicates a community where many residents spend their daily lives supporting others through caregiving and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is lower than most areas but sits about the same as the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with the 16.2% of residents who provide unpaid care, a rate well above both the state and national figures.
16.2% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 small number of people in Putney have served in the Defence Force, at 1.6%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 62% 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 Putney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13290/putney/topic/community