22.2% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wombarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wombarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Wombarra volunteer their time, creating a strong culture of community help. This level of involvement is well above the national figure, contributing to a local lifestyle where residents are highly active in supporting others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of residents are volunteers, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework and childcare are common here, with 28.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is higher than most areas, while 27.2% provide unpaid childcare.
11.8% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
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.
Around 2.5% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national rate of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower 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 Wombarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14381/wombarra/topic/community