14.5% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woronora Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woronora Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Woronora Heights provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This suggests a community where family responsibilities play a major role in daily life. While many residents focus on home and family, others contribute through volunteering and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is a significant part of life here, with 31% of people caring for children unpaid—well above the 26.3% national figure. Additionally, 25.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the New South Wales average of 21.2%.
12.6% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Woronora Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14440/woronora-heights/topic/community