15.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wuk Wuk · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wuk Wuk
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national average for caregiving, Wuk Wuk sees a high proportion of its people supporting others. This is most evident in the 35.4% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, a figure that sits well above the Victorian and Australian averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, though this is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.5% of people providing care—well above the 11.9% national figure. This is largely driven by child care, which is much higher than most areas.
18.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 striking 7.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is well above the Victorian average of 2.0% and among the highest for similar areas.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 Wuk Wuk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22869/wuk-wuk/topic/community