18.6% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woollahra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woollahra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Woollahra, where 18.6% of residents give their time to a cause. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While many people here step up to help others, those doing heavy unpaid housework and care roles are fewer than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.6% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here do heavy unpaid housework compared to most areas, at 17.1%. Unpaid care for children (24.2%) and general unpaid care (10.4%) are both a little below the national figures.
10.4% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
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 Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14422/woollahra/topic/community