11.7% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Salt Ash · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Salt Ash
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than most similar areas define the community in Salt Ash. While only 11.7% of people volunteer, a significant portion of the population is dedicated to looking after others and managing the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.7% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 15.2% of people providing care, well above the New South Wales figure of 11.5%. This is alongside a high 28.2% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national average.
15.2% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 28.2%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.8% of residents having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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).
More for Salt Ash
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Salt Ash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13482/salt-ash/topic/community