27.4% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wanilla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wanilla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Wanilla has remained a strong local pillar, with 27.4% of people volunteering. This high level of participation is far above the national figure. Residents are also much more likely to provide unpaid support at home than those in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.4% of people giving their time. This is far above both the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in the area; 46.6% of people care for children and 31.5% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are well below the national average at 5.5%.
5.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
46.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.5% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 31.5%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
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 Wanilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41531/wanilla/topic/community