15.5% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whitehorse · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Whitehorse
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 15% of Whitehorse residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. While these community contributions remain higher than the Australian average, the local volunteer rate has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people in Whitehorse volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas but still slightly above the state and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is around the middle for its level at 25.7%, while the number of people providing other unpaid care has risen to 12.8%, which is higher than most areas.
12.8% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
Very few people in Whitehorse have served in the Defence Force, with the 1.6% rate being much lower than most other areas.
1.6%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) 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 Whitehorse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26980/whitehorse/topic/community