15.7% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyong Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wyong Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Wyong Creek has shifted over the last decade, with a notable trend toward more people taking on unpaid roles. Residents here are more likely to provide unpaid care and manage housework than those in most other areas. Around 14.5% of the population provides unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people in Wyong Creek volunteer, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A far higher proportion of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than the national figure, with 30.9% involved. This sits alongside a higher than usual 14.5% who provide unpaid care, while 25% provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state average.
14.5% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 30.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales average.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Wyong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14465/wyong-creek/topic/community