9.5% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Werribee - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Werribee - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen sharply in Werribee - West, with only 9.5% of people now giving their time. This decline is the most striking shift in community involvement, though a high number of residents continue to provide unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of people volunteer here, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2016, when 16.6% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 32.4% of people providing this care, well above the Victorian figure of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is less common, as the 11.6% who provide general unpaid care is lower than in most areas.
11.6% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 rare here, with only 1.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most other similar areas.
1.7%
Lower than 77% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051468/werribee-west/topic/community