9.4% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Penrith · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Penrith
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in South Penrith than in most other areas, with only 9.4% of residents giving their time. While formal volunteering is low, a high proportion of the community is busy with unpaid family duties. This reflects a local trend where home-based care is more common than external community work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.4% of people here volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is much lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is common here, with 28.6% of people providing it—well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. Around 22.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 11.1%, which is lower than most areas.
11.1% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 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.
About 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the 2.3% to 2.8% seen across the state and nation.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13612/south-penrith/topic/community