13.1% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wheelers Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wheelers Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Wheelers Hill involves a balance of home and community duties, though local volunteering is lower than in many other areas. While about 13.1% of people volunteer, a quarter of the population manages the daily task of caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.1% of people here volunteer their time, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 25.7% of residents looking after children and 13.5% providing other unpaid care, a figure slightly above the national average. Additionally, 22.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is lower than most areas.
13.5% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 1.6% of people having served in the Defence Force, slightly below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
1.6%
Lower than 62% 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 Wheelers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22766/wheelers-hill/topic/community