21.1% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wangaratta South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wangaratta South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Wangaratta South give their time to others than in most other parts of the country. About 21.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of helping extends into the home and community through high rates of unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent in this area. About 29.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while 16% provide unpaid care and 28.3% care for children.
16.0% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 29.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victoria rate of 2.0%.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Wangaratta South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22681/wangaratta-south/topic/community