24.2% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weddin · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Weddin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and care work than most similar areas define Weddin. About one in four residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average despite falling from 31.9% in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.2% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common than usual, as 14.4% of people provide care and 25.5% spend 15 or more hours on housework weekly. However, the 22.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.4% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 more frequent here than in most similar areas, with 3.9% of residents having served, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.9%
Higher than 78% 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 Weddin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18100/weddin/topic/community