18.2% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Woodville stands out for its high levels of community involvement compared to similar areas. Roughly 18% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of helping others is also seen in the own high rate of people providing unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Woodville, with 18.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above both the New South Wales figure of 13% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 15.8% of people helping others. This is well above the national figure of 11.9%, though those caring for children unpaid are slightly below the state and national averages.
15.8% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.9% of the population. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
1.9%
Lower 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 Woodville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14416/woodville/topic/community