8.4% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyndham Vale - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wyndham Vale - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Wyndham Vale - South than in most other similar areas. While only 8.4% of the community helps out through volunteering, a very high 33.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 8.4% of people taking part. This is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is much more common here than in most areas, at 33.1%, which is well above the state and national figures of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 12.4% of people providing general care and 20.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.4% —
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.1% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the 2.0% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national figure.
2.3%
Lower than 66% 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 Wyndham Vale - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051590/wyndham-vale-south/topic/community