14.5% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wantirna South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wantirna South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Wantirna South sits around the middle of most similar areas when it comes to community involvement. While 14.5% of people volunteer, this is a drop from the 18.7% seen in 2011. The area shows a strong trend toward unpaid care, with more people supporting others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and similar to the national rate. However, this is a decrease of 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care has grown here, with 13.2% of people providing support—a figure higher than most areas. This is alongside a slight rise to 25.7% of residents caring for children unpaid, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week have remained steady at 20.2%.
13.2% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 82% 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 Wantirna South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011260/wantirna-south/topic/community