11.7% ▼ -37.2%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whitlam · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Whitlam
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Whitlam have taken on unpaid care roles since 2011, though fewer are volunteering. This shift is most visible in the rise of unpaid housework and childcare, which now exceed national figures. Currently, 23.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, falling from 18.6% to 11.7%. This is now lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 13.3% of people providing care and 27.1% caring for children. The proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework has jumped 11 points since 2011 to 23.9%.
13.3% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▲ +88.5%
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
About 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate 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 Whitlam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED147/whitlam/topic/community