8.8% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Werribee - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Werribee - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.8% of people in Werribee - East volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average. This low level of community contribution is part of a wider trend in the area, where unpaid care and housework roles have also seen a decline or remain lower than in other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2016 to reach 8.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people caring for children unpaid fell to 24.3% since 2016, which is a little below the national figure. Those doing over 15 hours of unpaid housework are also fewer than usual at 17.9%, while general unpaid care sits at 12.5%, about the same as the state average.
12.5% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Werribee - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051467/werribee-east/topic/community