12.7% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wirrimah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wirrimah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Wirrimah involves a high level of unpaid work and caregiving. While volunteering is less common here than in other areas, a significant number of residents spend their time supporting family and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 34.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—far above the New South Wales figure of 21.2%. This is consistent with a high rate of unpaid caregiving at 16.4%, though only 21.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national average.
16.4% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 34.5%
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 more common here than in most other areas, with 5.5% of the population having served. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Wirrimah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14358/wirrimah/topic/community