6.7% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sefton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sefton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.7% of people in Sefton volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average. This low level of community involvement is paired with lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to other areas. These trends suggest a community where residents are less likely to engage in unpaid service roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Sefton is among the lowest for similar areas, with only 6.7% of people taking part. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid support here, with 10.7% providing general care and 21.8% caring for children, both well below national figures. Similarly, the 18.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much lower than in most other areas.
10.7% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 0.9% of the population. This is lower than most other areas and a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
0.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Sefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13531/sefton/topic/community