21.5% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willoughby East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Willoughby East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average rate of community contribution defines Willoughby East, where 21.5% of people volunteer. This high level of engagement extends into the home, with a much higher proportion of residents providing unpaid care compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.5% of people giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 36% of residents care for children, which is far above the state average. This is consistent with 27.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 12.3% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as across Australia.
12.3% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.0% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 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.
Defence service is less common in this area than most others. Only 1.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 64% 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 Willoughby East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14321/willoughby-east/topic/community