5.0% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willina · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Willina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 5% of people volunteer their time in Willina, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While formal volunteering is low, the community is very active in home-based support and care. This creates a daily life focused more on family and private help than on organised community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very uncommon here, with only 5% of residents helping out. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 13% and among the lowest figures for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common in Willina, as 15% of people provide unpaid care and 31.7% care for children. These figures are well above both the state and national averages, though 18.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the national figure.
15.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.9%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Willina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14318/willina/topic/community