# Community Participation — Weston Creek

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Weston Creek (Sub-region (SA3))

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.

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 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.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 21.1% | -14.9% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 14.2% | +15.2% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 30.6% | -2.1% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 5.9% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 23.6% | -5.4% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80108/weston-creek/topic/community