13.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Renwick · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Renwick
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Renwick than across New South Wales. This community is defined by a strong focus on family care, with 39% of residents caring for children unpaid. Other forms of community service and volunteering are more in line with state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and roughly the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While providing general unpaid care is a little below the national figure at 10.3%, 28.8% of residents do over 15 hours of housework weekly. This is well above the Australian average of 20.7%.
10.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 28.8%
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 3% of the population, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the state and national rates.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Renwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13364/renwick/topic/community