11.3% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyongah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wyongah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people provide unpaid care in Wyongah compared to the state and national figures. While many residents support others in their homes, volunteer rates are much lower than in most other areas. This suggests a community focus on family and private support rather than formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.3% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 15.0% of residents doing so, well above the New South Wales figure of 11.5%. This is seen in the 23.2% who do 15 or more hours of housework, a little above the national average.
15.0% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state average.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Wyongah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14466/wyongah/topic/community