13.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wisemans Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wisemans Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 30.4% of people in Wisemans Creek do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, which is much higher than most areas. While a small number of residents volunteer, many more spend their time providing unpaid care and support for others in the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.0% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.1% of people providing care—a little above the national figure. However, those caring for children unpaid are well below the New South Wales and national averages, at 21.7%.
14.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
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 than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.3% of residents having been members.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Wisemans Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14361/wisemans-creek/topic/community