14.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Arm · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Arm
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High rates of unpaid care and service define South Arm, where people are far more likely to provide support at home than in other similar areas. Nearly a quarter of residents provide unpaid care, and the area has a notably strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most similar areas, though it remains a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Giving back at home is common in South Arm, where 23.9% provide unpaid care and 31.8% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figure.
23.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.8% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 31.8%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than elsewhere, with 7.6% of people having served, well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.6%
Higher than 90% 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 South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13590/south-arm/topic/community