32.4% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rand · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rand
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in Rand volunteer their time, which is far more than in most other parts of the country. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of daily life in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.4% of residents volunteer, a figure far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 35.9% of people caring for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Around 24.6% also do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, while 11.3% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
11.3% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.9% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.9% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Rand [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13324/rand/topic/community