13.8% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Singleton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Singleton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high share of people providing unpaid childcare defines community life in Singleton, where 31.4% of residents do this work. This figure is well above the national average and highlights a strong focus on family care within the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly, falling 7.5 percentage points since 2011 to 13.8%. This rate is now lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much more common here than in most areas and has risen since 2011. In contrast, the number of people doing over 15 hours of housework fell to 22.7%, and those providing general unpaid care dipped slightly to 12.4%.
12.4% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population. This is a little above the New South Wales and national figures, placing the area around the middle for its level.
3.9%
Higher than 58% of urban centre 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/ucl/UCL113014/singleton/topic/community