9.7% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyong · State Electorate
Community Participation in Wyong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 10% of people in Wyong volunteer their time, which is a striking drop from 13% in 2011. While formal volunteering is low, many residents provide unpaid support at home. This creates a community profile where local contribution happens more often through family care than through organised groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national averages. This level of participation has fallen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.6% of people providing care and 22.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being higher than in most areas. About 26.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is similar to the national rate.
12.6% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates seen across New South Wales and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10093/wyong/topic/community