24.6% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Warrandyte · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Warrandyte
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher rate of volunteering than most areas defines daily life in North Warrandyte, where nearly one in four people give their time to help others. This strong spirit of community service is matched by a high level of unpaid care provided within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.6% of residents helping out, which is far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of local life, as 34.7% of people care for children unpaid and 16.4% provide other types of unpaid care, both well above state and national levels. This is consistent with 27.5% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
16.4% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.7% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 27.5%
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 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas but about the same as the Victorian average.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 North Warrandyte [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21969/north-warrandyte/topic/community