13.9% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Raworth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Raworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Raworth than in most similar areas, particularly for children. This community is marked by high levels of family support and a strong presence of Defence Force veterans, though volunteering rates are closer to national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 37.2% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure far above the national average of 26.3%. This is reflected in the home, where 26.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above both state and national levels.
12.5% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.2% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 Force veterans are much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.6% of the population having served, a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Raworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13338/raworth/topic/community