23.5% ▼ -30.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Werri Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Werri Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have climbed significantly since 2011 in Werri Beach, with 23.5% of residents now giving their time. This community is far more active in volunteering than the rest of New South Wales, showing a strong commitment to local support and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.5% of people here volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure, 9.0% provide other unpaid care—a rate much lower than most areas. Around 24.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
9.0% ▼ -41.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 3.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
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 Werri Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14250/werri-beach/topic/community