17.1% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wentworth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wentworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid care in Wentworth compared to the rest of the state. This community is more active than most, with 17.1% of residents volunteering, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.1% of people giving their time, a figure that sits a little above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare than across Australia, a higher than usual 15.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care. This is well above the 11.9% national figure. Meanwhile, 23.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national average.
15.1% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.6% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.4% of the population having served, slightly above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Wentworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14242/wentworth/topic/community