8.6% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Weston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher than most areas, 31% of people in Weston provide unpaid childcare. This high level of family care stands out in a community where other forms of community contribution are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.6% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 14.1% of people provide some form of unpaid care, the focus is largely on children. About 22% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is lower than in most other areas.
14.1% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.6% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Weston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14279/weston/topic/community