14.2% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wingham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wingham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Wingham spend their spare time helping others and managing homes compared to national trends. Unpaid care is a significant part of daily life here, with a higher proportion of residents providing care and housework than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people volunteer their time, which is around the same as the Australian figure and a little above the New South Wales rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 14.8% of residents doing so, a figure well above the state average. This includes 23.9% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.
14.8% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 3.4% of residents having served.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Wingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14350/wingham/topic/community