11.0% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Windsor - Bligh Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Windsor - Bligh Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 11% of people in Windsor - Bligh Park volunteer their time, a figure that is well below the national average. While community volunteering has dropped, the area maintains a strong connection to the military, with a higher proportion of veterans than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than in most other areas. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 15.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 11.7% of people providing care and 27.3% caring for children, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly sit at 22%, roughly the same as the state average.
11.7% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.3% of residents being veterans.
3.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Windsor - Bligh Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124041467/windsor-bligh-park/topic/community