14.5% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stanhope · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stanhope
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of unpaid care than the state average defines the community of Stanhope. While volunteering is common, the most striking feature is how many residents dedicate their time to supporting others in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of people in Stanhope volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas. This figure is a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and sits about the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 18.5% of residents providing care—well above the 11.9% national average. This is consistent with the 29.0% of people who care for children unpaid, a figure well above the state average.
18.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Stanhope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13663/stanhope/topic/community