25.4% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wirrimbi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wirrimbi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Wirrimbi volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are also much more likely to have served in the Defence Force than people in other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.4% of people helping out. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Unpaid care for others is a little above the national average at 13.1%.
13.1% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 much more common here than in most areas. Around 6.6% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% average for Australia.
6.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Wirrimbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14359/wirrimbi/topic/community