12.0% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wattle Grove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 30% of people in Wattle Grove provide unpaid childcare, which is a much higher proportion than in most other areas. This high level of family care stands out as the main story for the community's participation, while the area also has a notably strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Along with the high rate of childcare, 24.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure well above the Australian average of 20.7%. However, those providing other forms of unpaid care sit at 11%, which is lower than most areas.
11.0% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
A striking 6.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
6.7%
Higher than 88% 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 Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14210/wattle-grove/topic/community