15.3% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodford Island · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodford Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Woodford Island is marked by a strong commitment to helping others, with 14.6% of people providing unpaid care. This is well above the New South Wales figure and higher than most similar areas. The community shows a healthy mix of formal and informal support across the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people here volunteer their time. While this is lower than in most similar areas, it is still a little above both the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.6% of residents providing support, which is well above the New South Wales average. Meanwhile, those caring for children (26.1%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (22%) are both around the national figures.
14.6% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.5%. This is lower than most other areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Woodford Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14402/woodford-island/topic/community