8.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wigley Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wigley Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Wigley Flat involves a high level of unpaid support and service, with 22.9% of people providing unpaid care. This is far above the national figure. While volunteering is low, the area has a very strong connection to military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is rare here, with only 8.6% of people helping out. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common, with 22.9% of people doing so, which is far above the national figure. While 28.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, only 14.3% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well below the national average.
22.9% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
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.
Defence Force service is much more common here than elsewhere, with 12.1% of people having served. This is well above the 2.8% national figure.
12.1%
Higher 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 Wigley Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41592/wigley-flat/topic/community