20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyneden · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wyneden
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in five people in Wyneden volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a very strong history of military service in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.0% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people providing unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 10.0% of residents doing so. This is consistent with the fact that the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 20.0%.
10.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
Military service is common here, with 11.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% Australian average.
11.6%
Higher 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 Wyneden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14462/wyneden/topic/community