7.5% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Werrington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Werrington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Werrington volunteer their time compared to other areas, though child care is a major part of local life. Only 7.5% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This stands in contrast to the high number of people looking after children without pay.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 7.5% of people taking part. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits well below the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 29.4% of people provide unpaid child care, which is well above the Australian average. Other forms of unpaid work are less common, with 10.1% providing general unpaid care and 19.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
10.1% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Werrington than in most other areas. Only 1.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Werrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14252/werrington/topic/community