37.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warrah Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Warrah Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 38% of people volunteer in Warrah Creek, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where residents spend significantly more time on unpaid work and childcare than people in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.7% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and is among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life, with 39.6% of people caring for children and 37.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are a little below the Australian average at 9.4%.
9.4% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 37.7%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national figure.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Warrah Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14179/warrah-creek/topic/community