14.6% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tomerong - Wandandian - Woollamia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Tomerong - Wandandian - Woollamia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people take on unpaid responsibilities in Tomerong - Wandandian - Woollamia than in most other areas. This is especially true for housework and caregiving, which shape the daily rhythms of many local households. While volunteering has declined over the last decade, the area maintains a strong tradition of service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering sits at 14.6%, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a notable drop from 2011, when 20.3% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 29.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This high level of home care is mirrored in the 15.1% of residents who provide unpaid care, which is also well above the state and national figures.
15.1% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
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.
A high number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 5.6%, this is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.6%
Higher than 90% 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 Tomerong - Wandandian - Woollamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011281/tomerong-wandandian-woollamia/topic/community