12.7% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warrak · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Warrak
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of people provide unpaid care in Warrak, with 20% of residents supporting others in this way. This stands out as the most significant form of community contribution in the area, far exceeding the figures for Victoria and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.7% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 23.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, only 10.9% spend 15 or more hours on housework, a figure well below the 20.7% national average. However, the 20% of people providing general unpaid care is well above the Victorian and national figures.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.9% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Warrak has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 Warrak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22701/warrak/topic/community