23.1% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Putty · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Putty
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Putty volunteer, a rate far higher than the state average. This high level of community spirit is seen across the area, where residents are also more likely to have served in the Defence Force than those in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the state average, 31.5% of the community do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. Around 13% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is slightly above the national figure.
13.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.5% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 31.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.9% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure.
4.9%
Higher than 79% 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 Putty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13292/putty/topic/community