14.7% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woollamia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woollamia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 30% of Woollamia residents spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. This highlights a community where many people dedicate significant time to caring for others and managing the home. The area also sees a notably high number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.1% of people providing care and 27.5% caring for children, both well above the national figures. This is consistent with the fact that 30.7% do substantial unpaid housework, which is far above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
17.1% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 30.7%
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 5.1% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the state average of 2.3%.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 Woollamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14423/woollamia/topic/community