15.9% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warringah · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Warringah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped to 15.9% in Warringah since 2011. While community involvement has dipped over the decade, the area remains slightly more active in volunteering than both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is down from 19.1% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is much more common here than in most areas, with 28.8% of people providing this support. Meanwhile, 21.5% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 10.8% provide other types of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
10.8% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 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.
Defence Force service is much less common here than in most areas, with only 2.0% of residents having served.
2.0%
Lower than 78% 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 Warringah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12203/warringah/topic/community