16.3% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Willoughby · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Willoughby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare than most similar areas define the community spirit in North Willoughby. While many residents contribute through volunteering, the area is particularly noted for the high number of people caring for children at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A striking 30.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This sits alongside 23.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, though the 11.5% who provide general unpaid care is lower than most areas.
11.5% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Only 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality 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 North Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13026/north-willoughby/topic/community