63.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Springfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Springfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering and family care have become deeply embedded in the life of Springfield. This is a highly active place where 63.6% of people volunteer, a figure far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 63.6% of people in Springfield volunteer, which is among the highest across similar areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 45.5% of people caring for children—far above the Australian average of 26.3%. While 13.6% provide other unpaid care, a much lower 13.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well below the state figure.
13.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below both the state and national figures.
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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13640/springfield/topic/community