10.8% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Langwarrin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Langwarrin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Langwarrin volunteer their time compared to other areas, though unpaid family care remains a major part of local life. Around 32% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of the community volunteers, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is common here, with 14.5% of people providing unpaid care—a little above the national figure. This is most visible in childcare, where 32% of residents provide unpaid help, which is well above the state and national average of 26.3%.
14.5% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
About 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Langwarrin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21467/langwarrin/topic/community