29.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wandook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wandook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of the population in Wandook now give their time as volunteers, marking a high level of community spirit. This local commitment to helping others is a standout feature of the area, with volunteering rates far exceeding those found across the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29% of residents are volunteers, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is far above the New South Wales rate of 13% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 25.8% of people providing care and 38.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. However, those caring for children unpaid are well below the state and national averages at 19.4%.
25.8% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 38.7%
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. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
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 Wandook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14148/wandook/topic/community