9.6% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Regentville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Regentville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.6% of people in Regentville volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While community volunteering is low, more people here provide unpaid care for children than in most other areas. This mix of figures suggests a community focused more on home and family duties than external group activities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. At 9.6%, it is well below both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a big part of life for many, with 28.0% of people caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the national figure. About 23.3% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, while those providing other unpaid care sit at 11.3%, about the same as the state and nation.
11.3% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 typical for the region, with 2.8% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 53% 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 Regentville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13359/regentville/topic/community