15.5% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wamberal - Forresters Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wamberal - Forresters Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped by 4.1 percentage points since 2011 in Wamberal - Forresters Beach. While 15.5% of people still volunteer, the area stands out for its high rates of unpaid home and childcare. Around 30.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of the community volunteers, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a decline from 2011, when nearly 20% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This aligns with the 30.3% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas.
12.5% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.3%. This is lower than most similar areas and sits about the same as the state and national figures.
2.3%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Wamberal - Forresters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011041/wamberal-forresters-beach/topic/community