21.2% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waramanga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Waramanga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Waramanga are now providing unpaid care than in 2011, though volunteering has dipped slightly. This community is notably active, with 21.2% of residents volunteering— a figure well above the national average of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas. While the current rate is 21.2%, this is 1.5 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 13.7% of people doing so, a figure that has risen since 2011. This includes 32.1% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
13.7% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.0%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Waramanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081097/waramanga/topic/community