22.4% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Robin Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Robin Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 22% of people in Robin Hill volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen across several areas, with residents often taking on unpaid care roles and housework at rates much higher than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.4% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life in Robin Hill, where 15.2% of people provide unpaid care—much higher than most areas. This is consistent with 29% of people caring for children and 26.4% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above state and national figures.
15.2% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.3% in New South Wales and the 2.8% national figure.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Robin Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13390/robin-hill/topic/community