15.0% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rennie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rennie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap exists between Rennie and the rest of the state regarding unpaid work, with 40% of people caring for children. While volunteering is common, the most striking feature is how many residents handle heavy loads of housework and childcare compared to the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in Rennie volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13% and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Rennie sees very high levels of unpaid work, with 40% of people caring for children and 40% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly—both far above the national figures. In contrast, no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care, which is far below the state and national levels.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
40.0% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 40.0%
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.
No one in Rennie has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Rennie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13362/rennie/topic/community