22.9% ▼ -40.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wondalga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wondalga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Wondalga volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This level of community involvement is higher than in most other similar areas. While many residents contribute to the community, few have served in the defence force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are very high here, with 22.9% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.3% of residents providing care, which is a little above the national figure. However, the 18.6% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.3% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -52.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
No one in Wondalga has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Wondalga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14390/wondalga/topic/community