12.1% ▼ -46.9%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wellington · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wellington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people engage in unpaid work and volunteering in Wellington than in most similar areas. While unpaid care levels are roughly in line with the state, the number of residents volunteering has plummeted by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 12.1% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the Australian average of 14.1% and has seen a sharp decline since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most other areas, with only 20.9% of people caring for children. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell by 11 percentage points since 2011 to reach 19.2%.
11.7% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115155/wellington/topic/community