7.1% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Druitt - Whalan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Druitt - Whalan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Mount Druitt - Whalan than in other parts of the state. Only 7.1% of residents do volunteer work, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national averages. This low level of community engagement is mirrored by a smaller-than-average number of people providing unpaid care or serving in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 7.1% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This is well below the 13% seen across New South Wales and has fallen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with 10.7% of people providing this support. This includes 17.9% who do 15 or more hours of housework and 24.8% who care for children, both of which are below the national figures.
10.7% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
Military service is also uncommon in the area. Only 0.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.9%
Lower than 92% 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 Mount Druitt - Whalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031317/mount-druitt-whalan/topic/community