13.7% ▼ -42.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Basin View · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Basin View
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and military service set Basin View apart from the state and national averages. While 14.7% of people provide unpaid care, a striking 6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. These figures highlight a community with strong commitments to both family support and national service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the national figure. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the rate was 23.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing care—a figure well above the New South Wales average. This includes 26.1% who care for children, while 24.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure.
14.7% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▲ +46.8%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 6%, this is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Basin View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115011/basin-view/topic/community