10.1% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyong · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Wyong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.1% of people in Wyong volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This local rate is much lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011. While volunteering is low, more people here provide unpaid care than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The number of volunteers in Wyong is much lower than in most areas. At 10.1%, this figure is a little below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than in most areas, at 22.8%. This is a little above the national figure of 20.7%, while 12.6% of people provide other unpaid care.
12.6% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
Around 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10202/wyong/topic/community