26.7% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Penshurst · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Penshurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of residents in Penshurst volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community contribution is a standout feature of the area. Local involvement extends to unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.7% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 27% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% national figure. Meanwhile, 14.1% provide some form of unpaid care, though the 21.7% who care for children unpaid is well below the national average.
14.1% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
A notable 4.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22056/penshurst/topic/community