19.4% —
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Remainder of State/Territory
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer here than in most other similar areas, with 19.4% of residents giving their time. This community participation is far higher than the national figure. It shows a strong trend of locals stepping up to help out in the Remainder of State/Territory (NSW).
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost one in five people volunteer their time, which is well above the 13.0% for New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A much higher share of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than in most areas, at 27.2%. Meanwhile, 13.4% provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the state and national figures.
13.4% —
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% —
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% —
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
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.
Around 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the rates for New South Wales and Australia.
3.2%
Lower than 60% 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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL131001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/community