12.7% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wongarbon · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wongarbon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 36.2% of people in Wongarbon provide unpaid childcare, one of the highest rates for this level. This high level of family care is a standout feature for the area. While most residents are focused on home and family, fewer people here volunteer their time compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are much lower than in most similar areas, with 12.7% of people helping out. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, as 16% of people provide care and 24.7% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. This is largely driven by the high number of people caring for children unpaid, which is nearly 10 points higher than the Australian average.
16.0% ▲ +99.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.2% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 in Wongarbon than in most similar areas, with 2.5% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Wongarbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121122/wongarbon/topic/community