19.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyuna East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wyuna East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Wyuna East volunteer, a figure well above the Victorian and national averages. This community is highly active in unpaid work, particularly in caring for children, though it has very few former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.4% of residents giving their time, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much higher than most areas at 30.6%, and housework for 15+ hours is also well above the national figure. In contrast, only 8.3% of people provide other forms of unpaid care, which is well below the Australian average.
8.3% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national levels.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22885/wyuna-east/topic/community