10.5% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wallanbah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wallanbah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 6.8% of people in Wallanbah have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other areas. While few residents volunteer or provide unpaid care, a higher number of people spend significant time on housework. This creates a community profile where formal service is common, but unpaid care roles are less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of residents are volunteers, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher share of people than usual spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, at 28.1%. However, those providing unpaid care or looking after children are much lower than most areas, falling well below the state and national figures.
7.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
The 6.8% of residents who have served in the Defence Force is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and much higher than most other areas.
6.8%
Higher than 88% 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 Wallanbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14124/wallanbah/topic/community