20.8% ▼ -56.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warraderry · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Warraderry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 20% of people in Warraderry volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are more likely to give their time to others compared to most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%. This rate is higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 6.5% of people provide unpaid care—well below the national figure of 11.9%—a far higher 31.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. Unpaid childcare is also well below the state average at 22.1%.
6.5% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.2% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 31.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.0% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Warraderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14174/warraderry/topic/community