21.0% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ungarie · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Ungarie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of community contribution defines Ungarie, where 21% of people volunteer. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%, though it is a drop from 28.1% seen in 2011. Local residents are also more likely to provide unpaid care than people in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21% of residents pitching in, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of participation has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in the rest of the state, 15.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care. This is much higher than most areas, and 30.2% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
15.1% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.1% ▼ -51.9%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 30.2%
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.
About 1.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
1.9%
Lower 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 Ungarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122145/ungarie/topic/community