12.0% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyoming · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wyoming
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Wyoming provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many locals help out at home, the overall level of volunteering has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.0% of people here volunteer, a figure that is lower than most areas and has fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 22.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure. This sits alongside 12.1% of people providing unpaid care, a rate that has barely changed since 2011.
12.1% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Around 3.0% of the community have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Wyoming [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011043/wyoming/topic/community