23.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stony Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stony Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Stony Creek volunteer their time, showing a strong local commitment to helping others. This community is far more active in volunteering and unpaid family care than the rest of New South Wales.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.6% of residents giving their time. This is far above the state figure of 13.0% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family responsibilities are a major part of life for many, as 38.6% of people provide unpaid childcare and 30.7% do over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above those for Australia and New South Wales, while unpaid care for others sits at 11.8%, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 30.7%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a result that is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
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 Stony Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13683/stony-creek/topic/community