6.1% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wiley Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wiley Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26.2% of people in Wiley Park provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. However, other forms of volunteering and unpaid help are far less common than in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 3.4 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While childcare rates are about the same as the national figure, other forms of unpaid work are less common. Just 10.6% of people provide general unpaid care, and the 17.8% who do 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
10.6% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 very small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with only 0.3% of the population having done so. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.3%
Lower 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 Wiley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021574/wiley-park/topic/community