14.2% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Windsor Downs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Windsor Downs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Windsor Downs has remained steady over the last decade, with 14.2% of residents volunteering their time. While the area aligns with national trends in service and volunteering, it sees far fewer people caring for children compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure and slightly above the New South Wales rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than in most areas, at 17.8%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 28.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate well above both the state and national figures.
13.5% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.8% ▼ -42.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 28.1%
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 around the middle for similar areas, with 2.8% of the population having served, matching the Australian average.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Windsor Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14344/windsor-downs/topic/community