12.8% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sydney · State Electorate
Community Participation in Sydney
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 11.1% of people in Sydney provide unpaid childcare, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a broader trend in the area where unpaid care and household work have both dropped sharply over the last decade. Overall, community involvement and unpaid support are much lower here than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.8% of residents are volunteers, which is lower than most areas. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and marks a significant drop from 21.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon here, with only 6.6% of people providing care and 11.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well below the New South Wales and national averages.
6.6% ▼ -44.4%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.1% ▼ -61.3%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.4% ▼ -56.1%
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.9%. This is much lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
1.9%
Lower than 79% 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 Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10080/sydney/topic/community