50.0% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wellington Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wellington Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 50% of people volunteer in Wellington Vale, a figure far above the New South Wales average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Half of the population volunteers here, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Giving unpaid care is very common, with 25% of residents providing care and 45% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both figures far above the state and national averages. However, the 20% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the New South Wales figure.
25.0% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
45.0% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 45.0%
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 area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national rate 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 Wellington Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14239/wellington-vale/topic/community