14.8% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Potts Point - Woolloomooloo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 15% of people in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo volunteer their time, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. While community spirit is steady, there are very few people performing unpaid care or housework compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is around the middle for similar areas. This is a small drop from 2011, when 16.1% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in the rest of the state, with only 7.8% of people caring for children and 7.6% providing other unpaid care. Similarly, just 10.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well below the national figure.
7.6% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.8% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.7% ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, with 3.7% of residents having done so, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.7%
Higher than 72% 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 Potts Point - Woolloomooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031333/potts-point-woolloomooloo/topic/community