San Remo · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in San Remo

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Only 7.4% of people volunteer in San Remo, which is well below the national figure. While formal volunteering is low, more residents provide unpaid care at home compared to the state and national averages.

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📍 San Remo, Suburb / Locality

Where San Remo sits — Volunteers

7.4% ▼ -31.5%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is San Remo — lower than 91% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
San Remo7.4%
2262, NSW 8.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteer rates in San Remo are among the lowest for similar areas, sitting at 7.4%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

7.4% ▼ -31.5%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

More people here provide unpaid care than the national average, with 13.5% of residents helping out. This includes 27.8% who provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is a little above both the state and national levels.

13.5% ▲ +10.9%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

27.8% ▼ -14.6%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.5%
  • 2016: 31.1%
  • 2021: 27.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

22.0% ▼ -10.2%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.5%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 22.0%

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.

About 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.3% recorded for New South Wales.

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 San Remo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13485/san-remo/topic/community