14.2% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Wonthaggi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Wonthaggi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of people in North Wonthaggi spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. This community shows a strong pattern of home and family support, with more people providing unpaid care than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national averages, though lower than in most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.5% of people providing care—a little above the national figure. This is supported by the 25.4% who do significant housework and 26.4% who care for children unpaid.
14.5% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
Around 2.8% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national average.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 North Wonthaggi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21970/north-wonthaggi/topic/community