19.2% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sutton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sutton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Sutton than in the rest of the state, with 19.2% of the population giving their time. This community spirit is reflected in a high level of local engagement and a strong presence of former service members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Those providing any form of unpaid care stand at 13.3%, a little above the state average.
13.3% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.7% of the population having served.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Sutton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13717/sutton/topic/community