17.4% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pittwater · State Electorate
Community Participation in Pittwater
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A growing number of people in Pittwater have stepped up to volunteer since 2011. This community is now far more active in unpaid work than most other areas, with 17.4% of residents giving their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of volunteers rose 3.3 percentage points since 2011. At 17.4%, this is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do unpaid work at home than in most areas. This includes 27.6% who care for children and 23.8% who do 15 or more hours of housework a week, while 12.1% provide other unpaid care.
12.1% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 62% 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 Pittwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10067/pittwater/topic/community