18.0% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wagga Wagga - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wagga Wagga - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and caregiving define Wagga Wagga - East compared to similar areas. Around 18% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure. The area also has a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18% of people helping out, which is well above the 14.1% national average. However, this figure has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very prominent, as 30.3% of people care for children, well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. This is consistent with a higher than usual 14% of residents providing other forms of unpaid care.
14.0% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most areas. About 4.4% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 83% 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 Wagga Wagga - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031267/wagga-wagga-east/topic/community