26.1% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walcha · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Walcha
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Walcha give their time to others than in most other areas. About 26.1% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of community service is the standout feature of the area's social participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.1% of people helping out, though this is 5.6 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is much more common than usual, with 24.7% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while the share of people providing unpaid care for others is 12.0%, about the same as the state and national figures.
12.0% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.5%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) 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 Walcha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17850/walcha/topic/community