North Woodburn · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in North Woodburn

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Over 32% of people in North Woodburn provide unpaid childcare, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are quite low. This creates a local profile where domestic responsibilities are a primary focus for many residents.

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📍 North Woodburn, Suburb / Locality

Where North Woodburn sits — Volunteers

6.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is North Woodburn — lower than 94% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
North Woodburn6.0%
2471, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1% and among the lowest for similar areas.

6.0%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Providing unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people doing so, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. However, only 13.7% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a rate well below the Australian average of 20.7%.

13.7%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 13.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

32.5%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.3%
  • 2021: 32.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

13.7%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.9%
  • 2021: 13.7%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Woodburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13028/north-woodburn/topic/community