9.7% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Unanderra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Unanderra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Unanderra than in the rest of the country, with only 9.7% of residents giving their time. This gap is a standout feature of the area's community profile, which also shows a lower-than-average rate of unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of people here volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate 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.
While 13.8% of residents provide unpaid care—a little above the national figure—fewer people here care for children unpaid compared to most areas. About 21.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
13.8% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 1.8% of people having served. This is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Unanderra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14026/unanderra/topic/community