15.2% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wunghnu · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wunghnu
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and defence service make Wunghnu stand out compared to similar areas. While volunteer rates are lower than most, 14.5% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people in Wunghnu volunteer, a figure that is lower than most areas but still a little above the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 14.5% of residents doing so. However, the 22.6% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average of 26.3%.
14.5% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 6.4% of residents having served—well above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
6.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Wunghnu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22873/wunghnu/topic/community