14.2% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
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.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework mark Willow Vale compared to similar areas. While volunteering is lower than most places, the community is defined by a strong commitment to home and family care, with 30.2% of people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Willow Vale, with 15.1% of people providing care and 26.9% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the New South Wales and national averages.
15.1% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 higher than usual share of the community has served in the Defence Force, at 4.1%, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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/SAL14324/willow-vale/topic/community