18.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sheedys Gully · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sheedys Gully
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 31% of people in Sheedys Gully provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the national average. This reflects a community where a high proportion of residents are heavily involved in both family care and local volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.5% of residents giving their time, which is well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in this area. About 25.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while 13.9% provide some form of unpaid care, both of which are higher than most other areas.
13.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 residents in the area have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and national 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 Sheedys Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13546/sheedys-gully/topic/community