21.4% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wagga Wagga Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wagga Wagga Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Wagga Wagga Surrounds volunteer their time, making it a community where helping out is common. This spirit of service is seen in the high number of residents who have served in the Defence Force and those who provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 21.4%, the rate of volunteering is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this has fallen 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.4% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. Similarly, 23.0% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 12.9% provide other unpaid care.
12.9% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
A high proportion of the population has a military background, with 7.9% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.9%
Higher than 99% 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031271/wagga-wagga-surrounds/topic/community