6.1% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wiley Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wiley Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A very low share of residents volunteer in Wiley Park compared to the rest of the country. Only 6.1% of people give their time to volunteer work, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend towards lower community participation extends to other forms of unpaid service and support across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Wiley Park are among the lowest for similar areas, at just 6.1%. This is well below both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much lower than most areas, at 17.9%.
10.6% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 0.3% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.3%
Lower than 78% 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 Wiley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14310/wiley-park/topic/community