19.4% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Turvey Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Turvey Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving has grown in Turvey Park, with more people now stepping up to help others. Nearly one in five residents now volunteer, which is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.4% of people in Turvey Park volunteer their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.2% of residents providing this support, which is well above the state average. Other forms of help are more typical, as 12.6% provide general unpaid care and 21.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.6% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Australia (2.8%) and New South Wales (2.3%).
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Turvey Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14001/turvey-park/topic/community