21.8% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wandella · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wandella
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Wandella stands out among similar areas for its high levels of local contribution and service. About 21.8% of residents volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This spirit of service extends to the military, with an unusually high number of former Defence Force members living here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Wandella, with 21.8% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and the 13% recorded in New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 18.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—a far higher proportion than usual, 32.3%, spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Unpaid care for others sits at 12.1%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.1% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.3% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 32.3%
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 striking 8.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% average for Australia.
8.9%
Higher than 93% 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 Wandella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14146/wandella/topic/community