47.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wedgecarrup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wedgecarrup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Wedgecarrup now volunteer, marking a huge jump in community spirit since 2011. This is one of the highest rates of volunteering in the region, with 47.8% of people giving their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in the rest of the country, sitting 34 points above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 29.9% of people caring for children, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Similarly, 23.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though 10.4% providing general unpaid care is a little below the national figure.
10.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Wedgecarrup has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national and state figures of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
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 Wedgecarrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51554/wedgecarrup/topic/community