39.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Smiths Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Smiths Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 39.5% of residents volunteer in Smiths Creek, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where people are much more likely to give their time than those in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 40% of people here volunteer, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the national average, a much higher 25.6% provide some form of unpaid care. This is among the highest for similar areas, with 32.6% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework.
25.6% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 32.6%
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 have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% recorded across Australia.
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 Smiths Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13577/smiths-creek/topic/community