15.8% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whitehorse - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Whitehorse - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Whitehorse - East have fallen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011. While more people here provide unpaid care than in most other areas, the overall trend shows a decline in both volunteering and unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most other areas, with 13.3% of residents in this role. This includes 28.4% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure that is a little above the state and national averages.
13.3% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.8%
Lower than 81% 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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21104/whitehorse-east/topic/community