15.3% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whitehorse - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Whitehorse - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Mid-range levels of community involvement define Whitehorse - West, though volunteering has dropped. About 15.3% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a significant fall from 20.7% back in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is slightly more common here than in Victoria and Australia, though the rate has fallen by 5.4 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid childcare or do 15 or more hours of housework compared to most areas. Meanwhile, the 12.5% of residents providing unpaid care is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.5% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
Only 1.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than in most similar areas.
1.4%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Whitehorse - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20703/whitehorse-west/topic/community