13.5% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Watsonia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Watsonia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A notably high rate of unpaid care defines Watsonia, where the proportion of people providing such support is well above the national figure. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, the area remains a place where many residents dedicate significant time to supporting others in their homes and community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and roughly the same as the Victorian and national figures. This is a drop from 2011, when the rate was 16.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.2% of people providing such support, a figure well above the Australian average. This trend is seen across the board, as the rates of people caring for children (28.9%) and doing heavy housework (22.5%) are both higher than most areas.
15.2% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
Defence service is found in 2.8% of the population. This is about the same as both the Victorian and Australian figures.
2.8%
Lower than 52% 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 Watsonia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011204/watsonia/topic/community