35.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyomi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wyomi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Wyomi than in the rest of the state. This community is marked by a strong commitment to unpaid work, with 35.1% of residents giving their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35.1% of people here volunteer, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While few people provide unpaid childcare—at 3.1%, this is far below the national average—a higher than usual 26.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
10.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
3.1% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.3% of the population having served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Wyomi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41664/wyomi/topic/community