21.1% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wandsworth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wandsworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 21% of people in Wandsworth volunteer their time, which is far higher than the national figure. This strong commitment to helping others is a key part of daily life in this community, where residents are also much more likely to provide unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 20% of people providing support—well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 24.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, the 23.2% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
Defence service is much more common in Wandsworth than in most areas, with 6.3% of people having served, well above the 2.8% national figure.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Wandsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14149/wandsworth/topic/community