26.4% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weetangera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Weetangera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of the people in Weetangera volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community activity is matched by a strong tendency to provide unpaid care and support to others in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.4% of residents volunteer, a rate that is well above the ACT average and among the highest for similar areas, though it has fallen 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 31.9% of people caring for children and 16.9% providing other unpaid care, both of which are well above the national figures. Around 25.2% of residents also spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
16.9% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 more common here than in the rest of the country, with 5.6% of the population having served, which is about the same as the ACT average.
5.6%
Higher than 90% 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 Weetangera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011026/weetangera/topic/community