18.2% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waratah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Waratah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Waratah do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework a week, which is well above the national figure. This high level of home-based work is part of a broader trend of community contribution in the area. Local residents are more likely to volunteer and serve in the military than people in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.2% of the community volunteer, a figure that is well above the Australian average but has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people providing care and 25.6% caring for children. The 28.6% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework is among the highest for areas of this type.
13.7% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 more frequent here than in most similar areas, with 4.5% of the population having served, which is a little above the national figure.
4.5%
Higher than 84% 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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031096/waratah/topic/community