25.4% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wooloweyah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wooloweyah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher volunteer rates than most similar areas define Wooloweyah, where over a quarter of the population gives their time. This strong level of community involvement is far above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.4% of people here volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 28.8% of residents providing this care, which is well above the state figure. While 23.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, those providing other unpaid care sit at 11.5%, about the same as the national average.
11.5% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Only 0.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
0.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Wooloweyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14429/wooloweyah/topic/community