9.5% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wallan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wallan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much lower rate of volunteering than most similar areas defines the community profile of Wallan. While only 9.5% of residents volunteer, the town sees a very high proportion of people looking after children unpaid. This creates a distinct contrast between formal community service and home-based care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of people in Wallan volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%. This represents a significant drop of 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common here, with 34.7% of people doing so—well above the 26.3% seen across Victoria and Australia. Meanwhile, 21.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while 12.4% provide other unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
12.4% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.7% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the 2.0% recorded for Victoria.
2.1%
Lower than 70% 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 Wallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041224/wallan/topic/community