19.1% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wallabi Point · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wallabi Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27% of people in Wallabi Point provide unpaid child care, which is more common here than in most similar areas. This community is very active in supporting others, though rates of volunteering and caregiving have all fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Wallabi Point, with 19.1% of people helping out, a figure well above both the state and national rates. This is down from 23.4% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent here, with 26.0% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure. Similarly, 14.3% provide unpaid care, which is a little above the state average.
14.3% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
Very few people in Wallabi Point have served in the Defence Force, at 1.1%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.1%
Lower than 92% 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 Wallabi Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121114/wallabi-point/topic/community