21.5% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waverly · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Waverly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Waverly volunteer their time, showing a strong commitment to community work since 2011. This level of participation is well above the national figure, with 21.5% of residents giving back to their local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 13% found across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 16.9% of residents doing so. While 27.7% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, this is well above the national figure, though those caring for children unpaid (21.5%) are well below the Australian average.
16.9% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Waverly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14218/waverly/topic/community