22.4% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodburn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodburn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 22.4% of people in Woodburn volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the way residents support others through unpaid care. While fewer people are caring for children here, many others step up to provide essential unpaid care for those in need.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Woodburn, with 22.4% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high here, with 17.9% of people providing support, which is much higher than most areas. Conversely, the 20.9% of people caring for children is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Woodburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14398/woodburn/topic/community