19.5% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Uki · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Uki
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Around the middle of similar areas for community involvement, Uki stands out for its high rate of volunteering. Nearly one in five residents give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant part of life for 27.7% of residents, a figure well above the national average. However, 22.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the 26.3% across Australia.
11.4% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
Defence service is represented by 2.8% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 53% 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 Uki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14018/uki/topic/community