10.6% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Wallsend · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Wallsend
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 32.2% of people in West Wallsend provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents are heavily involved in caring for family, other forms of community a-contribution are lower than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.6% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a high rate of unpaid caregivers; 14.8% provide care and 32.2% look after children, both of which are well above the New South Wales average. Meanwhile, 22.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little above the national figure.
14.8% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 common here, with 3.2% of people having served in the Defence Force, a rate about the same as the state and national figures.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 West Wallsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14270/west-wallsend/topic/community