16.5% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wiseleigh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wiseleigh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High levels of unpaid work and care define daily life in Wiseleigh. While 16.5% of people volunteer, the most striking feature is the heavy amount of time residents spend supporting others and managing their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Domestic responsibilities are very high in this area, with 38.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is seen in other care roles too, as those caring for children (33.1%) and those providing general unpaid care (15.1%) are both well above state and national levels.
15.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.1% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.8% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 38.8%
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 strong connection to the military exists in Wiseleigh, where 5.7% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Wiseleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22818/wiseleigh/topic/community