13.9% ▼ -36.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wellington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wellington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering is the most striking shift in Wellington, where the rate fell by 7.9 percentage points since 2011. While volunteerism has dipped, the area now sits around the middle of other similar places. This trend sits alongside a general decline in unpaid care and housework across the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people volunteer here, which is around the middle for similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 20.7% of people caring for children unpaid, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the proportions of people doing heavy housework or providing general unpaid care have both fallen since 2011.
10.8% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 2.6% of the population. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031106/wellington/topic/community