12.7% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 10.1% of people in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for any similar area. This strong military connection sits alongside a high number of people performing unpaid care and housework. While many locals support their families, the number of people volunteering in the community has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.7% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 30.7% of people caring for children and 25.9% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Meanwhile, the number of people providing other types of unpaid care rose to 14.2% since 2011.
14.2% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
The 10.1% of residents who served in the Defence Force is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
10.1%
Higher than 99% 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 Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031125/williamtown-medowie-karuah/topic/community