19.1% —
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wickham · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wickham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 1 in 5 people in Wickham give their time to help others, making it a highly active place for community spirit. This spirit is most visible in the high number of people caring for children, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.1% of residents helping out. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 35.6% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure. However, only 5.2% provide other unpaid care, a rate that is well below the state and among the lowest for similar areas.
5.2% —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.6% —
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% —
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.0%
Lower than 64% 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 Wickham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515037/wickham/topic/community