9.1% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wentworthville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wentworthville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Wentworthville engage in unpaid community work compared to most other similar areas. Only 9.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend of lower participation extends to unpaid care and defence service as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 9.1% of people giving their time. This is well below both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 26.5%, which is about the same as the national figure. However, other forms of unpaid work are much lower than most areas, with only 8.2% of people providing unpaid care.
8.2% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 less common in Wentworthville than in most areas. Only 0.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.6%
Lower than 71% 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 Wentworthville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14245/wentworthville/topic/community