46.2% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willsons Downfall · Suburb / Locality
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of the people in Willsons Downfall spend their spare time helping others. This high level of community spirit is seen in the 46.2% of residents who volunteer, a figure far above the national average.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 46.2% of people pitching in. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
46.2% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here look after children (30.8%) or do 15 or more hours of housework (34.6%) than in most areas, though no one reported providing unpaid care for people with a disability or illness.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
There are no residents who have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Willsons Downfall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14325/willsons-downfall/topic/community