15.8% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wambangalang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wambangalang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people provide unpaid care in Wambangalang, which is one of the most striking features of the area's community life. While 15.8% of residents volunteer, the area stands out for its high number of former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people in Wambangalang volunteer, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon here, with 0.0% of people providing such care and only 17.5% caring for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure. However, 24.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate well above the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 high 7.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well above the New South Wales and Australian averages and among the highest for similar areas.
7.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Wambangalang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14139/wambangalang/topic/community