18.8% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warrandyte South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Warrandyte South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Warrandyte South sees a higher level of community and home contribution than most similar areas. Nearly 19% of residents volunteer their time, and a larger share of people perform significant unpaid housework compared to the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.8% of people giving their time. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent in the home, as 26.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework per week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is seen in childcare too, where 28.2% of people care for children unpaid, slightly above the 26.3% national rate. However, 11.9% of people provide other unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.9% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with only 0.9% of people having served. This is a little below both the Victorian rate of 2.0% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
0.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Warrandyte South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22703/warrandyte-south/topic/community