21.6% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stanwell Park · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Stanwell Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 21% of residents in Stanwell Park volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This highlights a strong culture of community involvement and unpaid work within the area. This spirit extends to the home, where many residents spend significant time caring for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 21.6% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13%, though it has fallen 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 29.6% of people caring for children and 13.9% providing other forms of unpaid care. Notably, the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework rose 8.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 28.6%.
13.9% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
Defence service is much less common here than in most areas. About 2.4% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for New South Wales and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 79% 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 Stanwell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115129/stanwell-park/topic/community