15.0% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wangi Wangi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wangi Wangi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of residents in Wangi Wangi now perform significant unpaid housework compared to other areas. While volunteering remains steady, the community shows a stronger trend of people taking on domestic and care duties at home. This is seen in the typical daily lives of a significant portion of the local population.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in Wangi Wangi volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure and roughly the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the share of people caring for children is well below the Australian figure, 27.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national rate. Unpaid care for others involves 13.6% of the population, a little above the state and national figures.
13.6% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.2% of the community, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Wangi Wangi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14153/wangi-wangi/topic/community