14.2% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Welshpool · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Port Welshpool
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 7% of people in Port Welshpool have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other areas. While volunteering rates are typical for the region, this community is marked by a high level of unpaid work and care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. This is consistent with 14.7% providing unpaid care, though the 12.7% who care for children unpaid is far below the Victorian average.
14.7% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.7% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
The community has a strong connection to the military, with 6.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is well above both the state and national figures.
6.8%
Higher than 88% 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 Port Welshpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22108/port-welshpool/topic/community