27.2% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Running Stream · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Running Stream
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Running Stream volunteer, making it a place where community involvement is far more common than in most other areas. This high level of social contribution is a standout feature of daily life here, with 27.2% of residents giving their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.2% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.9% of people providing support and 28.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well above national figures. However, the 7.9% who care for children unpaid is among the lowest for similar areas.
14.9% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.9% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
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 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Running Stream [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13456/running-stream/topic/community