23.1% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Uralba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Uralba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Uralba than in most other parts of the country. About 23.1% of residents give their time to community work, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is a standout feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteering rate here is very high at 23.1%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major activity here, with 34.7% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, far above the national figure of 20.7%. A little more than a quarter of residents provide unpaid childcare, while the 10.7% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the Australian average.
10.7% ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.7% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 34.7%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.3% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Uralba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14068/uralba/topic/community