10.3% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wallsend · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wallsend
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Wallsend involves a mix of family responsibilities and service, though it sees less community volunteering than other areas. Only 10.3% of people here volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. At 10.3%, this is a little below the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.3% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 23.9% provide unpaid child care, while 18.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is much lower than most areas.
12.3% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Wallsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14136/wallsend/topic/community