30.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wonwondah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wonwondah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 30% of people in Wonwondah volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong presence of former Defence Force members, making it an area where people frequently give their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.4% of residents helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 18.5%, more people do significant housework. About 25% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
13.0% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 much more common here than in similar areas. Those who served in the Defence Force make up 5.2% of the population, well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Wonwondah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22830/wonwondah/topic/community