15.7% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waterview Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Waterview Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework define Waterview Heights compared to state and national figures. While volunteering is only slightly above the national average, a significant number of residents dedicate their time to supporting others and maintaining their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and the New South Wales average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 29.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend extends to general care, as 16.8% provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most other areas.
16.8% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.5%
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 4.9% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.9%
Higher than 79% 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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14204/waterview-heights/topic/community