16.1% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Walang provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the state and national averages. This is a community where local support is strong, with high rates of unpaid care and a significant number of residents giving their time to volunteer.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents are volunteers, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and well above the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here; 17.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas. This is alongside a high 29.9% of people caring for children unpaid and 24.1% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
17.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
No one in Walang has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates seen across New South Wales and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Walang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14109/walang/topic/community