30.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Worsley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Worsley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 30.8% of people in Worsley volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in the area, though few residents have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.8% of residents pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 7.7% of people provide unpaid care—well below the national figure—a very high 41.0% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Conversely, the 12.8% who care for children unpaid is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
7.7% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
41.0% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 41.0%
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.
No one in Worsley has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Worsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51649/worsley/topic/community