17.9% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wanniassa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wanniassa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and volunteering make Wanniassa a very active community. About 33.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas. This spirit of helping extends to the wider community and those who have served in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.9% of people helping out, though this is 2.9 percentage points lower than in 2011. This figure is about the same as the territory average and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, as 14.8% of people provide care and 23.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is consistent with the high number of people caring for children unpaid, which rose to 33.1% since 2011.
14.8% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.1% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas. Around 5.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Wanniassa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071090/wanniassa/topic/community