15.7% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 31% of people in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale provide unpaid childcare, a rate well above both the state and national figures. This highlights a strong trend of family-based support in the area. While many residents contribute to their community through care and volunteering, these activities have seen some changes over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of community involvement has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 24.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national 20.7%. This high level of home support is consistent with the area's high rate of unpaid childcare and the 13.1% who provide other forms of unpaid care.
13.1% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
Around 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.5%
Lower than 58% 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 Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041150/woonona-bulli-russell-vale/topic/community