18.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Copmanhurst · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Upper Copmanhurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Upper Copmanhurst is marked by a strong commitment to helping others, with 22% of people providing unpaid care. This is far above the national figure and highlights a community where residents frequently look after one another.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.3% of residents giving their time. This is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent, as 35.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, far above the national figure. This high level of care extends to 22% of people providing unpaid care, though the 19.5% who care for children is well below the state and national averages.
22.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.4% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 35.4%
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.
No one in the area reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
0.0%
Lower 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 Upper Copmanhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14037/upper-copmanhurst/topic/community