12.1% —
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wollongong · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wollongong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Wollongong than in most similar areas, with only 12.1% of residents giving their time. This reflects a broader trend in the city, where volunteering rates have dropped by 5.3 percentage points since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.2% of people providing support, a figure a little above the national average. This includes 26.4% of residents who care for children unpaid, which is higher than most areas.
13.2% —
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% —
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% —
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.1% of the population having served. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.1%
Lower than 85% of urban centre 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/ucl/UCL102005/wollongong/topic/community