20.6% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warren · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Warren
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above most similar areas, 20.6% of people in Warren volunteer their time. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the region, even though it is lower than it was in 2011. Most other forms of community participation here are roughly in line with state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five people volunteer in Warren, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this rate has fallen by 7.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care for others is at 12.5%, which is a little above the state average. Meanwhile, those doing unpaid childcare or 15+ hours of housework are both a little below national levels.
12.5% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
Defence service is much lower here than in most similar areas, with only 1.8% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
1.8%
Lower than 82% 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 Warren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17950/warren/topic/community