16.4% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wandin - Seville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wandin - Seville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Wandin - Seville involves a high level of unpaid work and community support. About 15% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, the area remains more active in giving their time than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.4% of people helping out. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, although the rate has fallen by 5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 31.4% of people caring for children and 24.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, those providing unpaid care have increased to 15.0% since 2011.
15.0% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in this area, with only 1.6% of residents having served. This is much lower than most other similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 80% 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 Wandin - Seville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051285/wandin-seville/topic/community