12.6% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stockinbingal · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Stockinbingal
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and military service mark the community of Stockinbingal. While 17.8% of people provide unpaid care—well above the national figure—volunteer rates have dropped significantly over the last decade. These figures show a place where people are heavily invested in supporting family and former service members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.6% of people in Stockinbingal volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure, though it represents a 7.0 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.8% of people providing care, a rate well above the national figure. This is alongside a high 28.7% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the state average.
17.8% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.1% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 28.7%
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.
A striking 6.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures, and is much higher than most similar areas.
6.3%
Higher than 89% 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 Stockinbingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122123/stockinbingal/topic/community