22.0% ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weethalle · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Weethalle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Weethalle, where 22% of residents volunteer. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure of 14.1%, making it one of the most active areas for unpaid work in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 7.6% of people provide unpaid care, and the 21.5% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
7.6% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
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 Weethalle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14232/weethalle/topic/community