16.1% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Summer Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Summer Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Summer Hill give their time to others than the national figure, with 16.1% of residents volunteering. This community spirit is a highlight, even though other forms of unpaid care and housework are less common here than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Summer Hill, with 16.1% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less frequent here than in most areas. Only 21.4% of people care for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and far fewer residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
10.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.1%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.1%
Lower than 66% 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 Summer Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13702/summer-hill/topic/community