18.7% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wanguri · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wanguri
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Wanguri volunteer, a rate well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement defines the area, although the proportion of volunteers has fallen slightly since 2011. Other forms of unpaid work and service are also common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of residents volunteer their time, which is much higher than in most other areas. This is 4.6 percentage points above both the Northern Territory and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in many other areas, with only 9.2% of people providing unpaid care. Meanwhile, 27.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure about the same as the Australian average.
9.2% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 much more common in Wanguri than in most areas. About 4.5% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Wanguri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021029/wanguri/topic/community