28.8% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Savernake · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Savernake
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Savernake volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community is highly active in both formal volunteering and unpaid care roles. Residents here are much more likely to support their neighbours and families than people in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.8% of residents giving their time. This is far 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 major part of local life, as 19.2% provide unpaid care and 34.6% look after children. These figures are well above the national averages, and 28.8% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
19.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.6% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 28.8%
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.
No one in Savernake has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Savernake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13511/savernake/topic/community