18.3% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyuna · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wyuna
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Wyuna, where 18.3% of people volunteer. This level of community involvement is well above the Victorian and national figures. While most local activities have remained steady over the last decade, the area shows a high commitment to both unpaid work and local support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.3% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, with 28.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—well above the state figure of 20.1%. Meanwhile, 12.9% provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
12.9% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 28.1%
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 around the middle for similar areas, with 2.7% of people having served. This is about the same as the 2.0% across Victoria and the 2.8% national figure.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Wyuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22884/wyuna/topic/community