33.9% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Walwa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Walwa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of helping out has grown in Walwa, where more than a third of residents now volunteer. This level of community spirit is far above the national figure, making it one of the most active areas for unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.9% of people in Walwa volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few people here provide unpaid childcare at 10.6%, which is far below the Victorian average. However, 24.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure well above the national average.
11.7% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.6% ▼ -53.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.0% of the population having served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 71% 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 Walwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22668/walwa/topic/community