14.1% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Saratoga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Saratoga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Saratoga has remained steady over the last decade, with volunteering rates now matching the national figure. While local volunteer numbers are lower than in many similar areas, a high proportion of residents provide significant unpaid support at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is common in Saratoga, where 27.8% of people care for children unpaid. This is higher than most areas, and 27.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the New South Wales and national figures.
11.7% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Saratoga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13507/saratoga/topic/community