16.2% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wangaratta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wangaratta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Helping out and caring for others is a common part of daily life in Wangaratta. While 16.2% of people volunteer—which is higher than most similar areas—the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of the community volunteer, a figure a little above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas, although the rate has dropped since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing care—a figure much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, 25.7% of people care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the national figure.
14.7% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 3.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria and about the same as the Australian average.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021066/wangaratta/topic/community