13.9% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 70% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Singleton · Urban Area
Community Participation in Singleton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High rates of family care and military service stand out in Singleton. While volunteering is similar to the national figure, the area has a very high proportion of people providing unpaid childcare and a strong history of defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures, though it has fallen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A very high 30.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. While 22.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, the number of people providing general unpaid care is lower than most areas at 11.9%.
11.9% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 92% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Defence service is very common here, with 6.5% of people having served. This is well above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales and the 2.8% national figure.
6.5%
Higher than 94% of urban area 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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1029/singleton/topic/community