10.2% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Penrith · State Electorate
Community Participation in Penrith
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in Penrith spend their spare time volunteering, with only 10.2% of the population doing so. This is well below the national figure and marks a decline from previous years. Other forms of community support, like unpaid care and housework, remain common in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.2% of Penrith residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%. This level of participation has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure roughly the same as the national average. Meanwhile, 21.2% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 11.1% provide other unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.1% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
Around 2.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as both New South Wales and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 57% 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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10066/penrith/topic/community