24.3% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wildes Meadow · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wildes Meadow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Wildes Meadow volunteer their time, reflecting a community with a very strong culture of helping out. This level of involvement is far above both the state and national figures, marking it as a standout area for community spirit.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.3% of people pitching in. This is far above the 13.0% seen in New South Wales and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure, the types of work vary. Only 18.9% care for children unpaid—well below the Australian average—yet 27.9% spend 15 or more hours on housework, a figure well above the state and national levels.
12.6% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 strong history of military service is evident in Wildes Meadow. At 6.0%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is much higher than in most other areas and well above the 2.8% national average.
6.0%
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 Wildes Meadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14309/wildes-meadow/topic/community