16.7% ▼ -57.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woomargama · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woomargama
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Woomargama provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the New South Wales average. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid work and a strong commitment to volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.7% of residents giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 25.0% of people do over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with the high rate of people caring for children unpaid (28.5%), while those providing other unpaid care (11.8%) are about the same as the state and national levels.
11.8% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 2.7% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Woomargama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14431/woomargama/topic/community