5.6% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Smithfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Smithfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 5.6% of people in Smithfield volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This low level of community involvement is a standout feature for the suburb. Other forms of unpaid work and service are also generally lower than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very uncommon here, with only 5.6% of residents taking part. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 13% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people perform unpaid childcare (19.2%) or spend 15 or more hours on housework (16.4%) compared to most areas. However, the 12.3% of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the Australian average.
12.3% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.4% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 0.8% of the population. This is a little below the state rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
0.8%
Lower than 69% 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 Smithfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13575/smithfield/topic/community