18.8% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woollahra · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Woollahra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are doing housework in Woollahra than in 2011, though volunteering has dipped slightly. While 18.8% of the population now volunteer, the area shows a general trend toward lower rates of unpaid care compared to national figures. This paints a picture of a community with a strong commitment to formal volunteering but less involvement in unpaid domestic and care duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.8% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a slight drop from 20.9% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 11.1% of people providing care. This is mirrored by lower rates of unpaid childcare at 23.2% and housework at 17.8%, both of which are well below the national figures.
11.1% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
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.
Only 1.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.8%
Lower than 83% 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 Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18500/woollahra/topic/community