20.4% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodenbong · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Woodenbong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in five people in Woodenbong volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work, though the number of people caring for children has dropped sharply since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.4% of residents helping out. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to most areas, at just 15.2%, which is a huge drop from 35.8% in 2011. Meanwhile, 23.2% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, a little above the national figure.
12.0% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% ▼ -57.5%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
A much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.6% of residents having served. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.6%
Higher than 85% of urban centre 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 Woodenbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122151/woodenbong/topic/community