15.4% —
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wagga Wagga · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wagga Wagga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Wagga Wagga provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most similar areas. This strong focus on family care sits alongside a higher-than-average rate of former Defence Force members and a solid tradition of volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here at 27.8%, a little above the Australian average. This contrasts with housework, as the 19.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid home tasks is much lower than in most areas.
12.9% —
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% —
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% —
Lower than 83% of urban centre 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.
A higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.2% of the population having served, which is a little above the state rate of 2.3%.
4.2%
Higher than 65% 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 Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112019/wagga-wagga/topic/community