16.6% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wonga Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wonga Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Wonga Park provide unpaid childcare, reflecting a community where domestic and family responsibilities are a central part of daily life. This high level of care is mirrored by a strong culture of helping out, with more people volunteering here than in the typical Victorian suburb.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people volunteer their time, which 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.
Family and home duties are common here; 29.9% of people provide unpaid childcare and 14.9% provide other unpaid care, both figures being higher than most areas. Additionally, 25.7% of residents do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
14.9% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 1.8% of the population having served, a figure lower than most similar areas.
1.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Wonga Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22825/wonga-park/topic/community