# Community Participation — Woollahra

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Woollahra (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

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.

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 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%.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 18.9% | -11.1% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 10.4% | -2.0% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 24.4% | +2.3% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 1.9% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 17.2% | +9.6% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011347/woollahra/topic/community