19.8% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Windera · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Windera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and volunteering define the community of Windera compared to most similar areas. One in five people here volunteer, and a third of residents provide unpaid childcare, showing a strong commitment to family and local support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of people in Windera volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 33.3% of people caring for children and 28.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the state and national averages. This is consistent with 14.4% of residents providing some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
14.4% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 28.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Windera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14337/windera/topic/community