21.0% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee volunteer than in other parts of the country. About 21% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is matched by a strong tendency to provide unpaid care for children and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much higher here than in most areas, with 21.0% of people volunteering. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, although the rate has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, as 30.0% of residents care for children and 26.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both well above the national figures. Meanwhile, 12.2% of people provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as across Australia.
12.2% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than in most areas, though it is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.3%
Lower than 66% 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 Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031412/wahroonga-warrawee/topic/community