9.5% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Werribee - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Werribee - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than one in ten people volunteer in Werribee - South, which is a much lower rate than most similar areas. This local figure of 9.5% has dropped since 2011. While unpaid care for children is common, the area sees less overall community volunteering and lower rates of unpaid housework than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 13.3%. This level of community participation has fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is roughly the same as the national figure. Other forms of help are less common, with 11.2% providing unpaid care and 18.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework per week.
11.2% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with just 1.9% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the Victorian average of 2.0%.
1.9%
Lower than 75% 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 Werribee - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051368/werribee-south/topic/community