11.9% ▼ -45.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walgett · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walgett
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 7.3% of people provide unpaid care in Walgett, which is much lower than most other areas. This trend of lower community and domestic participation extends across volunteering and home duties. The area sees significantly less unpaid work and care compared to both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas. At 11.9%, the rate is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is far less frequent in Walgett than elsewhere. Only 17% of people care for children unpaid, and just 11.9% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, both of which are well below national levels.
7.3% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.0% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.9% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
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.
Defence service is less common in Walgett than in most areas. At 1.4%, this is a little below the Australian figure and about the same as the state average.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Walgett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14114/walgett/topic/community