22.6% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Main Arm · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Upper Main Arm
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people volunteer in Upper Main Arm than in the rest of the state. About 22.6% of residents give their time to community work, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of involvement stands out as a key feature of the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.6% of people helping out. This is well above both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. Similarly, the 11.7% who provide other unpaid care is almost identical to the state and national averages.
11.7% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.7%, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.7%
Higher 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 Upper Main Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14053/upper-main-arm/topic/community