16.0% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shannondale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Shannondale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Shannondale involves a very high level of unpaid work and family support. About 42% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. While this reflects a strong commitment to family and home, very few residents have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A little more than 14% of people here volunteer, which is slightly above the national figure. However, this rate is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 46% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the New South Wales figure, and 14% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.
14.0% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.0% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
46.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 46.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national and state figures.
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 Shannondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13542/shannondale/topic/community