15.9% ▼ -42.3%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Around 25.1% of people in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) provide unpaid child care, the largest form of community contribution here. While many residents step up to help others, the proportion of people volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of the community volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when the rate was 27.5%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.7% of people providing support—a figure well above the Australian average. This stands in contrast to those doing 15 or more hours of housework, who make up 21.5% of the population.
15.7% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 higher than usual 3.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above both the Victorian figure of 2.0% and the national rate of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 59% 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 Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214005/corowa-wahgunyah/topic/community