17.7% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Valley Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Valley Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher-than-average share of residents contribute their time to others in Valley Heights. About 17.7% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends to both community work and significant levels of unpaid care within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.7% of residents giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 30.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with higher rates of unpaid care, including 27.8% of people caring for children.
14.2% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
Defence service is seen in 3.1% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and national rates.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Valley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14087/valley-heights/topic/community