23.8% ▲ +842.4%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wagait Beach - Mandorah · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wagait Beach - Mandorah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L) volunteer, a figure that has jumped 21 points since 2011. This level of community involvement is far higher than the national average. It marks a shift toward a very active local spirit in this small coastal area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.8% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is well above the 14.1% figure seen across both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the share of people caring for children unpaid fell 30 points since 2011 to 23.2%, those doing 15 or more hours of housework rose to 24.3%. This housework rate is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
11.9% ▲ +101.9%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▼ -56.1%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▲ +151.2%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.3% of the population. This is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 68% 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 Wagait Beach - Mandorah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722034/wagait-beach-mandorah/topic/community