0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southampton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Southampton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Southampton volunteer compared to other similar areas. While formal community work is low, a high number of residents provide unpaid care and housework, with 25.9% of people acting as unpaid carers.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
No one in the area reported volunteering, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 25.9% of people provide care—far above the national figure of 11.9%. This is seen in housework, where 29.6% do 15 or more hours a week, though the 22.2% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
25.9% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.6% ▲ +58.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 29.6%
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, a figure slightly below the state and national averages of around 2% to 3%.
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 Southampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13619/southampton/topic/community