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Defence service

In Seven Hills 0.1% of people over the age of 15 were current serving ADF members, in either regular or reserves service, while 1.3% indicated past defence force service. Seven Hills has a lower current ADF service than Blacktown City.

The 2021 Census for the first time asked about service in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), which inlcudes the Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force. This can be a combination of full-time paid employment (regular service) and part-time (reserves service). The question also asks whether each person is a current serving member or has past service with the ADF. Defence is a major employer in some parts of Australia and understanding the characteristics of this employment can be important in planning for the community. Issues affecting veterans may also be important even where there are no defence bases in the area. This data should be looked at in conjunction with Employment Status and Volunteering data.

Derived from the Census question:

'Has the person ever served in the Austrlalian Defence Force?'

Persons aged 15+

Defence service
Seven Hills - Persons (Usual residence)2021
Defence serviceNumber%Blacktown City %
Current Australian Defence Force service (total)150.10.2
Regular defence service50.00.1
Reserves defence service100.10.1
Past defence service2151.30.9
No Australian Defence Force service15,13792.592.8
Not Stated1,0006.16.1
Total persons16,367100.0100.0

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Defence force service, all persons, 2021
Defence force service, all persons, 2021 Current Australian Defence Force service (total), Blacktown City: 0.2% Regular defence service, Blacktown City: 0.1% Reserves defence service, Blacktown City: 0.1% Past defence service, Blacktown City: 0.9% No Australian Defence Force service, Blacktown City: 92.8% Current Australian Defence Force service (total), Seven Hills: 0.1% Regular defence service, Seven Hills: 0.0% Reserves defence service, Seven Hills: 0.1% Past defence service, Seven Hills: 1.3% No Australian Defence Force service, Seven Hills: 92.5%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the defence force service status of Seven Hills in 2021 compared to the Blacktown City shows that there was a higher proportion of people with past ADF service, and a lower proportion of people with current ADF service.

There were no major differences in the ADF service between Seven Hills and the Blacktown City in 2021.

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