7.0% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wolli Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wolli Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in Wolli Creek participate in unpaid work or volunteering compared to other similar areas. Only 7% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This pattern of low community involvement extends across childcare, housework, and support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7% of people here volunteer, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common here than elsewhere; only 12.6% of people care for children unpaid and 4.1% provide other unpaid care, both far below state and national figures. Just 10.7% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is also well below the national average.
4.1% —
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.
12.6% —
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.7% —
Lower than 98% 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.
Only 1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the 2.8% national figure.
1.0%
Lower than 90% 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 Wolli Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041671/wolli-creek/topic/community