10.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wambool · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wambool
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Ten per cent of residents in Wambool have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This strong military connection stands out in a community where other forms of participation, like volunteering, are much lower than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.3% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most other areas and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far below the national figure at just 7.7%. However, other care is more common, with 12.8% of people providing unpaid care and 23.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.8% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.7% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 10% of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national average of 2.8%.
10.0%
Higher than 96% 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 Wambool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14142/wambool/topic/community