16.9% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Crows Nest - Waverton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Crows Nest - Waverton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher levels of volunteering set Crows Nest - Waverton apart from most similar areas. About 16.9% of residents give their time to others, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 13.0%. However, this local commitment to volunteering has fallen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.9% of people helping out. This is a little above the 14.1% national figure, though it is lower than the 20.2% recorded in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care and housework are much less common here than in most other areas. Only 8.8% of people provide unpaid care, and the 22.0% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
8.8% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
Defence service is rare in this area, with only 1.9% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
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 Crows Nest - Waverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121041414/crows-nest-waverton/topic/community