19.4% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warrandyte - Wonga Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Warrandyte - Wonga Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Warrandyte - Wonga Park volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This community is highly active in providing unpaid support to others, from local volunteering to caring for family. However, the share of people volunteering has fallen from 23.2% in 2011 to 19.4% today.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 19.4%, the rate is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 16.1% of people providing care and 29.8% looking after children unpaid. Another 25.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is much higher than the national figure of 20.7%.
16.1% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 2.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.0%
Lower than 72% 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 Warrandyte - Wonga Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211021262/warrandyte-wonga-park/topic/community