42.4% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wudinna · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wudinna
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Wudinna and the rest of the country when it comes to volunteering. Nearly 42.4% of people here volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit defines the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
With 42.4% of residents volunteering, Wudinna is among the highest for this activity, sitting far above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 30% of people caring for children and 26.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 9.1%.
9.1% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the South Australian and national rates.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Wudinna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41659/wudinna/topic/community