26.5% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Topi Topi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Topi Topi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of people volunteer in Topi Topi, where 26.5% of residents give their time to help others. This high level of community spirit defines the area, which stands far above both the state and national averages for volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—only 8.2% provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
8.2% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 26.5%
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, which is a little below the figures for 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 Topi Topi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13935/topi-topi/topic/community