11.8% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stanhope Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stanhope Gardens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Stanhope Gardens volunteer or serve in the military compared to most similar areas. While a high 33.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, other forms of community and care work are less common here than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 33.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. However, only 9.7% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.7% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.7% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.3% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13664/stanhope-gardens/topic/community