7.4% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stockyard Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stockyard Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Stockyard Creek compared to the rest of the country, but there is a strong tradition of service. Only 7.4% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Despite this, the area has a very high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.4% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 11.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—unpaid work at home is common. About 42.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 18.5% provide some form of unpaid care, both of which are well above the national average.
18.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.1% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.6% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 42.6%
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.
A striking 10.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
10.4%
Higher than 97% 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 Stockyard Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13678/stockyard-creek/topic/community