16.7% ▼ -50.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Werai · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Werai
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Werai, where 16.7% of people volunteer. This is well above the New South Wales figure, reflecting a community that is more active in local service than most across the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.7% of residents giving their time. This is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1% and well above the state average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 12.2% of people provide unpaid care—about the same as the national figure—a high 25.6% do more than 15 hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure, though the rate of people caring for children unpaid is far below the Australian average at 14.4%.
12.2% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.4% ▼ -45.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -37.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 3.3% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Werai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14246/werai/topic/community