17.0% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warrnambool - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Warrnambool - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time to others in Warrnambool - North than in most similar areas. While 17% of residents volunteer, this is a drop from 24.4% in 2016. A strong culture of helping out is also seen in the high number of people providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 17% of people helping out. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 14.6% of people providing support, which is much higher than in most areas. This is consistent with a higher than average number of people caring for children unpaid (28.4%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (21.8%).
14.6% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.3%. This is lower than in most areas and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 66% 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 Warrnambool - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217041479/warrnambool-north/topic/community