16.4% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dural - Wisemans Ferry · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Dural - Wisemans Ferry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Dural - Wisemans Ferry provide unpaid childcare, reflecting a strong focus on family and home life. This area sees higher levels of community effort than most, though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of people volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this is down 5.0 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is common here, with 28.4% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, a figure well above the national 20.7%. This sits alongside 26.2% of residents providing unpaid childcare and 12.8% who provide other unpaid care, which is higher than most areas.
12.8% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
Just 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
2.1%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Dural - Wisemans Ferry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11502/dural-wisemans-ferry/topic/community