14.0% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Winston Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Winston Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have spent time volunteering in Winston Hills since 2011, though unpaid family work remains a big part of life here. While volunteer rates have dropped, 31% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the New South Wales average but has fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is common here, with 31% of people looking after children and 26.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the national average. Meanwhile, the 11.8% of people providing other unpaid care is about the same as the national figure.
11.8% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Defence service is less common in Winston Hills than in most areas, with only 1.8% of residents having served, which is a little below the Australian average.
1.8%
Lower than 77% 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 Winston Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041494/winston-hills/topic/community