16.6% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willoughby · State Electorate
Community Participation in Willoughby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer their time in Willoughby than in most similar areas. About 16.6% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This high level of community spirit is seen alongside a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, though the rate has fallen from 20.3% in 2011 to 16.6% in 2021.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More residents provide unpaid child care and housework than in most similar areas, with 28.1% caring for children. However, the 10.3% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.3% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than in most similar areas.
1.5%
Lower than 86% of state electorate 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 Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10090/willoughby/topic/community