11.1% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ultimo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ultimo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents take on unpaid roles in the home or community in Ultimo. Only 11.1% of people here volunteer, and the number of people providing unpaid care is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. At 11.1%, this is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care and housework are far less common here than in the rest of the state. Only 9.4% of people care for children unpaid and 9.4% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are far below the national figures.
4.4% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.4% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.4% ▲ +49.1%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 less common in Ultimo than in most areas. Just 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 67% 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 Ultimo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14024/ultimo/topic/community