11.9% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wollondilly · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Wollondilly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Unpaid care and housework take up a significant amount of time for residents in Wollondilly. While nearly a third of people provide unpaid childcare, the number of local volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.9% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has dropped by 5.3 percentage points since 2011 and sits a little below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care loads are high here, with 30.2% of people providing unpaid childcare, well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. Similarly, the 26.1% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly is among the highest for this area type.
12.4% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
2.6%
Lower than 60% 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 Wollondilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12303/wollondilly/topic/community