14.0% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wingham · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wingham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher rate of unpaid caregiving sets Wingham apart from most similar areas. While 14.4% of residents provide unpaid care—more than the state and national figures—volunteer rates and other community roles remain largely in line with the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.0% of people in Wingham volunteer, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and almost exactly the same as the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most similar areas, with the 14.4% rate sitting a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework a week (23.6%) and those caring for children (25.5%) have both seen their numbers fall since 2011.
14.4% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 Force veterans make up 3.4% of the population. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and slightly higher than the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Wingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115161/wingham/topic/community