22.1% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodend · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Woodend
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 22% of people in Woodend volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. Residents here are much more likely to contribute to their community and support others than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.1% of residents helping out, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is despite a 5 percentage point drop in volunteers since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 31% of people caring for children and 27.8% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the national average, and 14.3% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.
14.3% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021031/woodend/topic/community