14.3% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Welby · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Welby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering and care roles have remained steady in Welby, where 14.3% of people give their time to help others. While this is lower than many similar areas, it is slightly above the New South Wales average. The community is particularly active in providing unpaid care for children and supporting veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and nearly identical to the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people giving care and 28.9% looking after children, both of which are higher than most areas. However, the 18.9% who spend 15 or more hours on housework is much lower than in other similar places.
14.1% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 3.7% of residents having served, which is a little above the state figure.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Welby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14236/welby/topic/community