8.7% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodberry · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodberry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Woodberry than in most similar areas. While only 8.7% of residents give their time to volunteer work, a higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Woodberry are among the lowest for its level, at 8.7%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people providing care, which is a little above the national figure. This includes 26.7% of residents caring for children unpaid, while 21.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.4% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 areas, with 3.3% of residents having served. This is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Woodberry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14395/woodberry/topic/community