17.0% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Werris Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Werris Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual contribute their time to others in Werris Creek, where 17% of residents volunteer. This local spirit of helping out is seen in the high rates of unpaid care and a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are around the middle for similar areas, though Werris Creek's 17% is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.8% of people providing care and 25.9% doing over 15 hours of housework, both figures being well above the national average. In contrast, the 21.6% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
15.8% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.8% of the population having served.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Werris Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14255/werris-creek/topic/community