16.2% —
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wangaratta · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wangaratta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Wangaratta involves a strong commitment to helping others, with 14.6% of people providing unpaid care. While the community is active in supporting others, the number of residents who volunteer has dropped significantly since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of people in Wangaratta volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a sharp decline from 2016, when 25.3% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most similar areas, reaching 14.6%. While 25.6% of residents care for children unpaid, the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is lower than most areas at 21.3%.
14.6% —
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% —
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% —
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 3.0%. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0% and about the same as the national average.
3.0%
Lower than 65% 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 Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213016/wangaratta/topic/community