18.1% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wilsons Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wilsons Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 18.1% of people in Wilsons Hill give their time to volunteering. This level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, which also has a notably higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 18.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 23.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—above the national figure of 20.7%—the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 19.4%.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 share of the population than most areas has served in the Defence Force, with 4.4% of residents having served compared to 2.0% across Victoria.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Wilsons Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22799/wilsons-hill/topic/community