32.5% ▼ -39.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walbundrie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walbundrie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 32.5% of people in Walbundrie volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is seen across the area, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and support than people in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.5% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13.0% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, with 34.2% of people caring for children, well above the 26.3% Australian figure. This is alongside a higher-than-usual 14.2% of residents providing general unpaid care.
14.2% ▲ +82.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
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 Walbundrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14110/walbundrie/topic/community