16.0% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waverley · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Waverley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Waverley have volunteered their time since 2011, though the area still sees more community involvement than the national average. While 16% of residents volunteer, other forms of unpaid work and care are much less common here than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is lower than most similar areas and down from 17.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common here than in most areas, with only 15.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well below the national figure of 20.7%, while the share of people providing any unpaid care is also a little below the national 11.9%.
9.3% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.8% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.2%. This is among the lowest rates for this level of area and is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 93% 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 Waverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18050/waverley/topic/community