18.6% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Westbrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Westbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Westbrook do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework a week, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a high level of unpaid activity across the area, from home duties to volunteering. It is a community where many residents give their time to support others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.6% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common in Westbrook, with 16.3% of people providing such support, which is much higher than most areas. This includes 27.1% of residents caring for children unpaid and 29.5% doing significant housework, both well above the state and national figures.
16.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 29.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Westbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14274/westbrook/topic/community