13.2% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wollongong - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wollongong - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid child care mark Wollongong - West compared to the rest of the state. While 13.2% of people volunteer, this is lower than most similar areas and reflects a 5.7 percentage point drop since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2016, with 13.2% of residents now giving their time. This is lower than most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 20.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This is much lower than most areas, while 11.5% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
11.5% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 much lower here than in most similar areas. Only 1.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national average.
1.5%
Lower than 83% 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 Wollongong - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041549/wollongong-west/topic/community