38.6% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wando Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wando Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people volunteer in Wando Vale, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong culture of unpaid work and care within the home. It is one of the most active areas for volunteering and domestic support in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 38.6% of residents helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Wando Vale. Around 42.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%, while 20.5% provide unpaid care, well above the Victorian average.
20.5% ▲ +270.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.2% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 42.2%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22675/wando-vale/topic/community