25.4% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whoota · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Whoota
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Whoota, where over a quarter of the population gives their time to others. This is far above the national figure and reflects a community deeply engaged in local support. While few residents have served in the military, many focus their energy on unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.4% of people in Whoota volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This is far above the 14.1% national average and the 13% figure for New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 36.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure—only 12.7% provide unpaid childcare. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
11.1% ▼ -40.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.7% ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.5% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 36.5%
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, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Whoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14298/whoota/topic/community