31.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walmer · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walmer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 31% of people in Walmer volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national average and the 13% figure for New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—unpaid care for others is much lower than most areas at 7.1%. About 23.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the state and national figures.
7.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, a rate lower than most areas and a little below the national figure 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 Walmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14137/walmer/topic/community