10.8% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyee Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wyee Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Wyee Point involves a strong commitment to home and family duties, though formal volunteering is less common. While only 10.8% of residents volunteer, many more spend their time supporting their households and providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. At 10.8%, the rate is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents manage significant home duties, with 24.6% doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%. Unpaid care for children (24.9%) and general unpaid care (13.4%) are both around the middle for their level.
13.4% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.2% of the population having served.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Wyee Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14457/wyee-point/topic/community