19.2% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wentworth Falls · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wentworth Falls
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one-third of residents in Wentworth Falls spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This high level of domestic activity is a standout feature for the area, where people are also more likely to volunteer their time than in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of people volunteer here, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.0% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, 30.1% spend 15 or more hours on housework—a figure well above the Australian average of 20.7%. Those caring for children unpaid sit at 24.9%, which is about the same as the state average.
13.0% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 30.1%
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 areas, with 3.4% of people having served, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14243/wentworth-falls/topic/community