17.5% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wellington · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Wellington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of service defines Wellington, where 5.4% of people have served in the Defence Force. While volunteering has dipped over the last decade, local residents still give back and provide care at rates well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of people in Wellington volunteer, which is well above both the Victorian and national figures. This is a drop from 2011, when 23.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual 13.9% of residents providing unpaid care, which has risen slightly since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
Defence service is very prominent in Wellington, with 5.4% of residents having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2% seen across Victoria.
5.4%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) 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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26810/wellington/topic/community