35.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wando Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wando Bridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of residents in Wando Bridge volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community activity is a standout feature for the area, where 35.1% of people give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.1% of people participating. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do a lot of housework than in most areas, with 27.0% spending 15 or more hours a week on it. However, the 21.6% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Victorian and national figures of 26.3%.
13.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Victorian rate of 2.0% and the Australian rate of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Wando Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22674/wando-bridge/topic/community