22.7% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Pymble · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Pymble
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their community in West Pymble than in most similar areas. This is seen in high rates of volunteering and unpaid work, with 22.7% of residents giving their time to volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.7% of people helping out. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, with 32.5% of people caring for children unpaid and 28.1% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, 13.6% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
13.6% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
About 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 West Pymble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14267/west-pymble/topic/community