15.2% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waanyarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Waanyarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Waanyarra provide childcare, but the area stands out for its high rates of other unpaid support. While 30.4% of residents provide unpaid care, this is far above the national figure of 11.9%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 13.0% of residents provide unpaid childcare—far below the national 26.3%—the number of people providing other unpaid care is among the highest for similar areas at 30.4%. About 19.6% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little below the national figure.
30.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.0% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Waanyarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22640/waanyarra/topic/community