13.4% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warners Bay - Boolaroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Warners Bay - Boolaroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered since 2011, but unpaid care work remains a significant part of life in Warners Bay - Boolaroo. About 14.4% of residents provide unpaid care, which is much higher than in most other areas. This suggests a strong local commitment to supporting family and others at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen 2.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.4%. This is now about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people helping others—a figure that rose slightly since 2011 and sits well above the national average. This is consistent with a higher share of the population caring for children (28.7%) and doing significant housework (23.6%) compared to most areas.
14.4% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. At 3.6%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 71% 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 Warners Bay - Boolaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011214/warners-bay-boolaroo/topic/community