W Tree · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in W Tree

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More people than usual pitch in for a hand in W Tree, where 21.3% of residents volunteer. This is well above the national figure, showing a strong local commitment to helping others in the community.

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📍 W Tree, Suburb / Locality

Where W Tree sits — Volunteers

21.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is W Tree — higher than 64% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
W Tree21.3%
3885, VIC 20.5%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 21.3% of people here volunteer their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% typical for Australia.

21.3%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.0%
  • 2021: 21.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 31.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%—those providing unpaid care for others or children are well below state and national levels.

8.5%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

21.3%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 21.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

31.9%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.7%
  • 2021: 31.9%

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% seen across Australia.

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 W Tree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22638/w-tree/topic/community