9.9% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While family and care duties are common here, formal volunteering has dropped to just 9.9%. This suggests a community where daily life is heavily focused on home and family responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is well below the New South Wales average of 13.0% and has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 14.8% of people providing support—a rate among the highest for areas of this type. This includes 32.4% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
14.8% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is roughly the same as the national figure of 2.8% and the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
2.9%
Higher than 51% 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 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021221/west-wallsend-barnsley-killingworth/topic/community