Warrah · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Warrah

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Daily life in Warrah is marked by a strong spirit of helping out, with 18.4% of people volunteering. This is well above the national figure and reflects a community where residents contribute significantly to local activities.

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📍 Warrah, Suburb / Locality

Where Warrah sits — Volunteers

18.4%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Warrah — higher than 52% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Warrah18.4%
2339, NSW 18.7%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Nearly one in five people here volunteer, a rate of 18.4% which is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.

18.4%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 18.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Housework is a common unpaid commitment, with 26.3% of residents doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure. While 26.3% also provide unpaid childcare, the proportion of people providing other types of unpaid care is 0.0%, which is far below the state and national averages.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

26.3%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 26.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

26.3%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 26.3%

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 Warrah has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates seen across New South Wales and Australia.

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 Warrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14178/warrah/topic/community