15.0% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Wollongong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Wollongong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in West Wollongong has remained steady, with 15% of people volunteering. This is a little above the New South Wales figure, though it is lower than in most similar areas. The area shows a typical level of unpaid care and a small number of former service members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the national figure and slightly higher than the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.9% of people providing care and 26.7% looking after children. This is a little above the state average, while 21.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.9% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.6% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
1.6%
Lower than 62% 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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14272/west-wollongong/topic/community