30.9% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wallaga Lake · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wallaga Lake
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 31% of people in Wallaga Lake volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area. Local residents are much more likely to give their time to help others compared to most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above both the New South Wales average of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 15.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—about 30.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the Australian average of 20.7%. Around 13.0% of the population provide some form of unpaid care, slightly above the state and national figures.
13.0% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.5% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 30.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 6.3% of the population, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Wallaga Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14120/wallaga-lake/topic/community