18.8% ▼ -38.3%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wyalong · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wyalong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 26% of people in Wyalong (L) provide unpaid childcare, a figure that sits about the same as the national average. While unpaid care is common, the area also sees a strong culture of giving back through community volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 18.8% of residents helping out, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this level of participation has fallen 12 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 24.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% national figure. Around 13.0% provide other unpaid care, though this has fallen slightly since 2011.
13.0% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.7%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 89% 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 Wyalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122155/wyalong/topic/community