12.4% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wilsonton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wilsonton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher than most similar areas, 4.4% of Wilsonton residents have served in the Defence Force. While military service is common, other forms of community contribution like volunteering and unpaid childcare are less frequent here than in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common than in most areas, with 12.4% of people helping out. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to the rest of the country, at 22.3%. However, the proportion of people providing other types of unpaid care is a little above the national figure at 13.4%, a rate that has risen since 2011.
13.4% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 total of 4.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a much higher rate than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 83% 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 Wilsonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011459/wilsonton/topic/community