12.0% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyoming · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wyoming
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Wyoming has shifted over the last decade, though it remains a quiet place for volunteering. Only 12% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. Most people here contribute to their community through unpaid care and household work rather than formal organisations.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 12% of people giving their time. This is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12% of people providing care and 24.5% looking after children, figures that are about the same as the state and national averages. Around 22.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week, which is lower than in most other areas.
12.0% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 3.1% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Wyoming [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14463/wyoming/topic/community