22.9% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wheatsheaf · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wheatsheaf
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Wheatsheaf now contribute to their community and care for others than in previous years. The area stands out for its high levels of unpaid work and volunteering, with 22.9% of residents giving their time to volunteer roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.9% of people helping out, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in this area; 31.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with 16.1% of residents providing unpaid care, which is well above the Australian average.
16.1% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.2% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 31.2%
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.
A much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.5% of residents having served.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Wheatsheaf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22765/wheatsheaf/topic/community