21.1% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Skinners Shoot · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Skinners Shoot
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 21% of people in Skinners Shoot volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents are also more likely to provide unpaid care and support to others compared to the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of residents volunteer, a rate that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 28.9% of people caring for children, which is well above the state average. Other figures are closer to the norm, with 22.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 13.2% providing general unpaid care.
13.2% ▲ +73.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Skinners Shoot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13571/skinners-shoot/topic/community