16.4% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wanguri · State Electorate
Community Participation in Wanguri
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Wanguri have taken up unpaid care roles since 2011, though the number of volunteers has dipped. This area shows a strong commitment to community and country, with a very high proportion of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of people volunteer, which is higher than in most other areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is down from 18.3% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 31.4% of people providing this care, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 9.8% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.8% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 striking 7.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, placing Wanguri among the highest in the country and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.2%
Higher than 97% 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 Wanguri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70025/wanguri/topic/community