16.3% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willoughby · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Willoughby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered their time in Willoughby since 2011, though the area remains more active than the national average. While 16.3% of residents now volunteer, this is a drop of 3.9 percentage points over the last decade. Despite this trend, the community continues to show a strong commitment to unpaid care and local support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people in Willoughby volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this is a decrease from 20.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much more common here than in most areas, with 28.6% of people providing this care. Meanwhile, 22.0% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure that rose 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
10.3% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 among the lowest for areas at this level, with only 1.3% of residents having served. This is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 92% 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 Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18250/willoughby/topic/community