25.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wallangra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wallangra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Wallangra volunteer than in the rest of the country. Roughly one in four residents gives their time to others, which is nearly double the national figure. This strong community involvement is paired with a high rate of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.8% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 37.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Providing other unpaid care is also much higher than most areas at 18.2%, while the 25.8% who care for children unpaid is about the same as the state average.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.9% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 37.9%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Wallangra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14125/wallangra/topic/community