12.2% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waratah - North Lambton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Waratah - North Lambton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 23% of people in Waratah - North Lambton care for children without pay. This is the most common form of community contribution in the area, though it is lower than the national figure. Overall, residents here are less likely to engage in unpaid care and housework than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.2% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011 and sits a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower here than in most areas, with only 16.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. Providing general unpaid care is also much lower than most areas at 10.6%, while those caring for children without pay fell to 23.0% since 2011.
10.6% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
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.
A higher share of residents than most areas have served in the Defence Force. At 3.4%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
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 Waratah - North Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031234/waratah-north-lambton/topic/community