22.1% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
White Rock · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in White Rock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines White Rock, where 22.1% of people volunteer their time. This level of community involvement is well above both the state and national figures. Most residents contribute to their rest of the community through unpaid work or care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.1% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is high in White Rock, with 29.7% of people providing this care, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a figure about the same as the rest of the country.
12.4% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 0.9% of the population. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and lower than most similar areas.
0.9%
Lower than 68% 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 White Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14292/white-rock/topic/community