22.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Urila · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Urila
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Urila volunteer, which is well above both the state and national figures. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area. Other participation trends show a stronger tendency toward housework and general unpaid care than in most other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care and 26.7% doing over 15 hours of housework, both well above state and national levels. In contrast, the 21.9% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
No one in Urila has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across 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 Urila [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14077/urila/topic/community