15.8% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Silverwater · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Silverwater
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of residents provide unpaid care in Silverwater, contributing more to their homes and communities than in most similar areas. While 15.8% of people volunteer, the most striking figures relate to the significant amount of unpaid work and care happening within the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most areas, though the 15.8% rate remains a little above both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.2% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework and 17.1% providing unpaid care, both of which are well above the national figures. Conversely, the 19.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
17.1% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -44.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 29.2%
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.
About 3.0% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Silverwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13561/silverwater/topic/community