20.8% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 94% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warrnambool and South West · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Warrnambool and South West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in five people in Warrnambool and South West volunteer, placing the region among the highest for community spirit at this level. While this is well above the national figure of 14.1%, the number of volunteers has fallen 6.7 points since 2011. The area also shows a strong tendency toward providing unpaid support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This represents a significant amount of community involvement, even though the rate has dropped from 27.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care, a figure that is a little above the national average. This sits alongside a much higher than usual 24.2% of residents who do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
14.2% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 98% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 63% of region (sa4) 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 Warrnambool and South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/217/warrnambool-and-south-west/topic/community