18.4% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warrnambool - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Warrnambool - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back is a common part of daily life in Warrnambool - South, where 18.4% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure, although the number of volunteers has fallen by 6.6 percentage points since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most similar areas. The 18.4% rate is well above both the Victorian (13.3%) and Australian (14.1%) figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most similar areas, a figure that rose to 14.2% since 2016. Meanwhile, the proportions of people doing unpaid housework or caring for children are about the same as the state and national figures.
14.2% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 57% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217041480/warrnambool-south/topic/community