15.9% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walcha Road · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walcha Road
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Walcha Road involves a modest level of community contribution, with 15.9% of people volunteering. While this is lower than in many similar areas, it remains a little above the national figure. The area shows a typical level of unpaid care and housework, though child care is notably less common here than across Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is lower than most similar areas but still a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care make up 12.7% of the population, which is around the middle for its level. While 23.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—the 20.6% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Australian average.
12.7% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
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 Walcha Road [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14112/walcha-road/topic/community