18.9% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woollahra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Woollahra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering rates in Woollahra have fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011, though 18.9% of residents still give their time to others. This remains well above the national figure of 14.1%. While community spirit is high, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people in Woollahra volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. At 18.9%, this is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 10.4% of people providing such support. Similarly, the 17.2% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
10.4% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 1.9% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.9%
Lower than 75% 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 Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011347/woollahra/topic/community