9.5% ▼ -50.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swan Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Swan Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Swan Bay compared to the rest of the country. While 14.1% of Australians volunteer, the figure here is well below that at 9.5%, marking one of the most striking gaps for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales average of 13% and the national figure of 14.1%. This level of participation is much lower than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care—a rate a little above the national figure of 11.9%. While 26.4% of residents care for children unpaid, only 18.9% do 15 or more hours of housework per week, which is much lower than most areas.
14.2% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
No residents reported serving in the Defence Force. This 0.0% rate is lower than most other areas and sits a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
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 Swan Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13720/swan-bay/topic/community