13.0% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Castle Hill · State Electorate
Community Participation in Castle Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Castle Hill have taken on unpaid roles since 2011, especially those caring for children. While volunteer rates have stayed steady, the number of residents doing significant housework and childcare has grown since the last census. This shift highlights a community increasingly focused on home and family responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.0% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales average and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 32.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This high rate of family care is consistent with more people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which rose to 24.3% since 2011.
10.6% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 86% of state electorate 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 Castle Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10016/castle-hill/topic/community