31.9% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sutton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Sutton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Sutton volunteer and provide unpaid care than in most similar areas. Nearly 32% of residents volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of local contribution is mirrored in the high number of people caring for children and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Sutton are among the highest for its area type at 31.9%. This is far above the Australian figure of 14.1% and has risen 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 38.9% of people caring for children, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 32.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while 13% provide general unpaid care, a figure slightly above the national average.
13.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.9% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.9% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 32.9%
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 higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.6%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Sutton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122124/sutton/topic/community