9.5% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waterloo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Waterloo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have shifted in Waterloo, where only 9.5% of people now give their time to causes. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and reflects a broader trend of low community participation across several key areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon here; only 5.3% of people provide this support, and just 11.1% care for children unpaid, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, only 10.6% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, placing Waterloo among the lowest areas in the country.
5.3% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.1% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.6% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
1.8%
Lower than 76% 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 Waterloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031647/waterloo/topic/community