23.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Wolumla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Wolumla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in South Wolumla compared to the rest of the state. Around 23.5% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure. This strong spirit of contribution is seen across both formal volunteering and unpaid care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and well above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.4% of people providing care—well above the national figure. This is alongside 24.8% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is also well above the Australian average.
17.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 South Wolumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13618/south-wolumla/topic/community