14.8% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walgett · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Walgett
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant drop in volunteering is the main story for Walgett, where the figure fell by 7.8 percentage points since 2011. While 14.8% of people still volunteer, this is lower than in most similar areas. The community also shows much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Walgett sits at 14.8%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is far below national levels, with only 16.2% of people caring for children and 15.4% doing over 15 hours of housework. Unpaid care for others is also a little below the national figure at 10.4%.
10.4% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.2% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 2.2% of people in Walgett have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure.
2.2%
Lower than 74% 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 Walgett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17900/walgett/topic/community