21.1% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weston Creek · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Weston Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five residents in Weston Creek volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This area shows a strong trend of residents giving their time to others, both through formal volunteering and unpaid care within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this rate has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 30.6% of people caring for children and 23.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures much higher than in most areas. Those providing other unpaid care also rose to 14.2% by 2021.
14.2% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 common in the area, with 5.9% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 92% 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 Weston Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80108/weston-creek/topic/community