10.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waterview · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Waterview
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower levels of volunteering and unpaid care define Waterview compared to similar areas. While only 10.1% of people volunteer, there is a very strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is uncommon here, with only 6.3% of people providing unpaid care and 15.2% doing over 15 hours of housework, both far below the national figures.
6.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.2% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
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.
Defence service is very common in Waterview, where 9.9% of people have served, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
9.9%
Higher than 95% 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 Waterview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14203/waterview/topic/community