Warriewood · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Warriewood

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

Fewer people in Warriewood engage in volunteering and unpaid care compared to most similar areas. While 14.4% of residents volunteer, a striking 33.0% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Warriewood, Suburb / Locality

Where Warriewood sits — Volunteers

14.4% ▼ -20.3%
  • 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 Warriewood — lower than 69% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Warriewood14.4%
2102, NSW 14.4%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Around 14.4% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national average.

14.4% ▼ -20.3%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.1%
  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 14.4%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid childcare is very common, with 33.0% of residents providing this care—well above both the state and national figures. This contrasts with unpaid housework and general care, where the figures are lower than most areas and sit around the national average.

11.6% ▲ +10.3%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 11.6%

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

33.0% ▼ -12.0%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.5%
  • 2016: 35.6%
  • 2021: 33.0%

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

21.6% ▼ -4.9%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 21.6%

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 have served in the Defence Force make up 1.9% of the population, a figure that is lower than most similar areas.

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 Warriewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14191/warriewood/topic/community