19.5% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Otford · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Otford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 20% of people in Otford volunteer their time, showing a strong commitment to local activities. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid care and a volunteering rate that sits well above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (19.5%) volunteer here, which is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales. This level of community involvement has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 39% of residents caring for children—a figure far above the national average. This is alongside much higher than usual rates of people providing unpaid care for others or doing over 15 hours of housework a week.
15.9% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.0% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 29.3%
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 Force service is uncommon in this area, with only 2.1% of people having served, which is much lower than most similar areas.
2.1%
Lower than 86% 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 Otford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122105/otford/topic/community