17.5% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Arrawarra · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Arrawarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in Arrawarra volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a key feature of the area, though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.5% of residents volunteer, a rate that is well above both the New South Wales figure and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people providing unpaid childcare has fallen sharply since 2011 to 20.5%, which is now well below the national figure. Other unpaid care is more common, with 13.2% of people providing care and 22.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.2% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -46.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state average.
3.7%
Higher than 55% 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 Arrawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115004/arrawarra/topic/community