17.6% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waranga Shores · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Waranga Shores
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving their time to others is a common part of life in Waranga Shores, where 17.6% of people volunteer. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure. The area also has a notably high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is quite common here, with 17.6% of residents giving their time. This is well above both the Victorian and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, as 29.1% do over 15 hours of housework weekly and 15.9% provide unpaid care, both much higher than most areas. In contrast, only 18.7% care for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.9% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.7% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 29.1%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 5.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Waranga Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22687/waranga-shores/topic/community