19.2% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wentworth Falls · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wentworth Falls
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Wentworth Falls volunteer their time, reflecting a community that is much more active in unpaid work than most other areas. While volunteering has dipped slightly since 2011, the area remains well above the national average for community contribution.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 19.2%, the rate of volunteering in Wentworth Falls is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant part of life here, with 30.1% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, a figure well above the national average. Unpaid care for others is also a little above the state level at 13.0%, while those caring for children unpaid sit at 24.9%, about the same as the state.
13.0% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 30.1%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force. At 3.4%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 65% 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 Wentworth Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011455/wentworth-falls/topic/community