20.1% ▼ -41.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Way Way · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Way Way
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of volunteering defines the community in Way Way compared to the rest of the state. About 20.1% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.1% of people giving their time, a figure well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, with 14.1% of people providing care and 27.8% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are well above the national figures. Interestingly, the proportion of people caring for children is 18.4%, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.1% ▼ -31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.4% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
About 1.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Way Way [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14220/way-way/topic/community