15.7% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wisemans Ferry · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wisemans Ferry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 15% of people in Wisemans Ferry volunteer, a figure that sits a little above the New South Wales and national averages. This community spirit is paired with a very high number of former Defence Force members. However, far fewer residents are involved in unpaid childcare compared to other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the state and national figures, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 9% of people providing care and 16.7% caring for children, which is well below the Australian average. Around 21% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate about the same as the rest of the country.
9.0% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.0%
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, with 5.2% of people having served, which is a little above the state and national figures.
5.2%
Higher than 83% 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 Wisemans Ferry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14362/wisemans-ferry/topic/community