18.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willow Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Willow Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 6.8% of people in Willow Vale have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most areas. This community is also very active, with volunteering rates well above the national figure. Local residents contribute significantly to their homes and the wider region through unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 25.0% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure. However, the 23.4% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
10.9% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 6.8%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national rate of 2.8%.
6.8%
Higher than 88% 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 Willow Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14323/willow-vale/topic/community