31.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wonboyn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wonboyn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of people in Wonboyn volunteer, making it a place where community involvement is far more common than in most other areas. This spirit of helping out is matched by a strong commitment to home and family duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very high here, with 31% of residents giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life, as 31.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside a higher than usual 13.8% who provide unpaid care.
13.8% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.9% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 31.9%
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.
About 2.7% of people here have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Wonboyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14387/wonboyn/topic/community