21.6% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wellington East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wellington East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines Wellington East, where more people volunteer and provide care than in most other areas. Over 21% of residents give their time as volunteers, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.6% of people helping out, a figure well above both the South Australian and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid support, with 18% giving care and 34.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above national levels. However, the 22.9% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national figures.
18.0% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.3% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 34.3%
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.
Military service is more frequent here than in most similar areas, with 7.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.8% national figure.
7.8%
Higher than 91% 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 Wellington East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41562/wellington-east/topic/community