11.9% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Williamsdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Williamsdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 12.5% of people in Williamsdale have served in the Defence Force, which is far above the state and national figures. While military service is common, other forms of community involvement and unpaid care are generally lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are low here, with only 11.9% of residents volunteering, which is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid care for others is well below the national average at 8.5%, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is well above the national figure at 27.1%. This is also well below the national average for those caring for children unpaid, at 22.0%.
8.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
Military service is very common in Williamsdale, where 12.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, among the highest rates for areas of this size.
12.5%
Higher 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 Williamsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14315/williamsdale/topic/community