9.8% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wyong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 22.6% of people in Wyong provide unpaid childcare, though this is much lower than in most other similar areas. While many residents help out at home, there has been a noticeable drop in the number of people volunteering their time for the community since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.8% of people in Wyong volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 13.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid childcare has fallen to 22.6%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. Meanwhile, 12.6% of residents provide general unpaid care, a rate that has barely changed since 2011.
12.6% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.6%
Lower than 58% 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 Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021057/wyong/topic/community