16.2% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woollamia · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Woollamia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Woollamia do a lot of unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. This community shows a strong tendency toward unpaid care and service, though local volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Australian figure. This is a notable drop from 2011, when 28.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 18.7% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the state and national figures. This is alongside 29.7% of residents doing at least 15 hours of housework a week, a figure that is much higher than most areas.
18.7% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 5.5% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
5.5%
Higher than 84% 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 Woollamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122153/woollamia/topic/community