7.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willbriggie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Willbriggie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 36.5% of people in Willbriggie provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. This high level of family care stands out in a place where other forms of community involvement are quite low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is rare here, with only 7.3% of residents helping out. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While childcare is very common, only 10.4% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is a little below the state and national figures. Similarly, those spending 15 or more hours a week on housework are much fewer than in most areas.
10.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 Willbriggie has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the national average 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 Willbriggie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14313/willbriggie/topic/community