16.3% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whitebridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Whitebridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of residents in Whitebridge help look after children without pay, which is well above the national figure. This strong focus on family care is matched by a high level of community spirit and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people here volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is very common here, with 34.7% of people providing unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. This is consistent with higher rates of unpaid care in general, and 23.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.2% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.7% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
A higher share of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.4% of residents having a military background.
3.4%
Higher 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 Whitebridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14293/whitebridge/topic/community