37.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wymah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wymah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 4 in 10 people volunteer their time in Wymah, a rate far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas and helps define the local way of life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.0% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13.0% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for 25.9% of people, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. While few people here care for children unpaid (11.1%), a higher than usual 25.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
25.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.1% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
No one in Wymah has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures of 2.3% and 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 Wymah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14460/wymah/topic/community