16.3% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wynyard · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wynyard
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Wynyard has remained steady since 2011, with 16.3% of people volunteering. The area stands out for its high rate of unpaid care, which is notably higher than the national figure. This suggests a strong presence of people supporting others in their homes and community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of residents volunteer their time. This is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%, but a little above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.0% of people providing such support, which is well above the Australian figure. This is reflected in housework, as 25.0% of residents do over 15 hours of unpaid work a week, a rate well above both the state and nation.
15.0% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
A higher share of residents than most areas have served in the Defence Force. At 3.5%, this is about the same as the Tasmania and Australia figures.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Wynyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60769/wynyard/topic/community