Stannum · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Stannum

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More than three in ten people in Stannum volunteer, which is a far higher rate than the New South Wales figure. This level of community involvement is much higher than most similar areas across the country.

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Where Stannum sits — Volunteers

34.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Stannum — higher than 89% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Stannum34.0%
2371, NSW 19.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 34% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is far above the 14.1% national average and the 13% state rate.

34.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 34.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While only 8.5% of people provide unpaid care—well below the national figure—about 27.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the New South Wales average.

8.5%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

19.1%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

27.7%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 27.7%

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.

Defence service is common here, with 8% of people having served in the Defence Force, a rate that is well above the state and national figures.

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 Stannum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13667/stannum/topic/community