17.0% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wagga Wagga · State Electorate
Community Participation in Wagga Wagga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Wagga Wagga have volunteered their time since 2011, though the area still sees a high level of community spirit. While volunteering rates fell, 17% of residents still give their time to others, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17% of people here volunteer, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the national average. This is a drop from 2011, when 21.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, with 27.9% of residents doing so. Other forms of unpaid help are more typical, with 12.5% providing general care and 20.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework a week.
12.5% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 very common here, with 5.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for areas of this size and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 89% of state electorate 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 Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10087/wagga-wagga/topic/community