6.3% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whalan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Whalan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.3% of people volunteer in Whalan, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This reflects a broader pattern in the area where rates of unpaid work and community service are generally lower than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 6.3% of residents pitching in, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare and housework are much less common here than elsewhere, with only 21.7% caring for children and 17.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework. However, the 12.3% of people providing other unpaid care is about the same as the national figure.
12.3% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
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.
About 1.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
1.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Whalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14283/whalan/topic/community