11.4% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wallsend - Elermore Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wallsend - Elermore Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.4% of people in Wallsend - Elermore Vale volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. While community volunteering has fallen, the area maintains a higher-than-average number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped by 3.3 percentage points since 2011. This current rate is a little below both the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 25.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. Unpaid housework has fallen to 20.1%, while the proportion of people providing other unpaid care has barely changed since 2011.
12.5% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.4% of residents having done so.
3.4%
Higher than 65% 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 Wallsend - Elermore Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031233/wallsend-elermore-vale/topic/community