9.0% ▼ -36.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wadalba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wadalba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Wadalba has shifted over the last decade, with a strong focus on family responsibilities. While unpaid childcare is very common here, the area sees far fewer people volunteering their time compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.0% of people in Wadalba volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A very high 36.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, far above the 25.3% seen across New South Wales. Other unpaid work is less common, with 11.4% providing general care and 22.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
11.4% ▲ +15.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.1% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Wadalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14098/wadalba/topic/community