23.6% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyrallah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wyrallah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Wyrallah sees much higher levels of community and family support than most similar areas. A striking 23.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of helping extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are more common than in most parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.6% of people giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and well above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Local residents are more likely than most to provide unpaid support. This includes 15.5% providing general unpaid care, 28.2% caring for children, and 28.2% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly—all figures that sit well above the state and national averages.
15.5% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 28.2%
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 more common here than in most other areas. About 4.1% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Wyrallah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14467/wyrallah/topic/community