19.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woolgarlo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woolgarlo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in Woolgarlo than in most other areas, with 24.4% of residents doing so. This high level of caregiving defines the local community participation, though it is balanced by a strong culture of volunteering. The area is sparsely populated across its 89.5 square kilometres.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost one in five people (19.5%) volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While a far higher share of residents provide unpaid care than the state average, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid (22%) is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 19.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is much lower than in most areas.
24.4% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
No one in Woolgarlo has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average 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 Woolgarlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14419/woolgarlo/topic/community