12.7% —
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wollongong · Urban Area
Community Participation in Wollongong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Wollongong has shifted over the last decade, with a particular focus on unpaid home and family duties. While 12.7% of people volunteer, this is much lower than in most similar areas. At the same time, there is a strong trend of residents taking on unpaid care roles within their own homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of people in Wollongong volunteer, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This figure is a little below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.7% of people caring for children and 22.9% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are higher than in most areas and slightly above the state and national averages.
13.2% —
Higher than 57% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% —
Higher than 65% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% —
Higher than 70% of urban area areas.
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.
Only 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.2%
Lower than 90% of urban area 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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1036/wollongong/topic/community