20.7% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Littleton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Littleton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 20% of residents in South Littleton volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of the area's social participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.7% of people here volunteer, a rate that is much higher than most other areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare—a little above the national average—those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are much less common here than in most areas.
9.2% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
Around 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Littleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13606/south-littleton/topic/community