32.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Undercliffe · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Undercliffe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 32% of people volunteer in Undercliffe, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents are also much more likely to provide unpaid care and have served in the military than those in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.1% of people giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, as 21.4% of people provide care, well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 35.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, only 10.7% care for children unpaid, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
21.4% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.7% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
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 much more frequent here than elsewhere, with 14.8% of people having served. This is far above the state figure of 2.3% and the national average of 2.8%.
14.8%
Higher 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 Undercliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14028/undercliffe/topic/community