Warranwood · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Warranwood

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Far more people in Warranwood provide unpaid care and volunteer than the state or national figures suggest. About 16% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the national average. This high level of community support is mirrored by a strong volunteer rate of 17.5%.

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📍 Warranwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Warranwood sits — Volunteers

17.5% ▼ -22.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Warranwood — lower than 53% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Warranwood17.5%
3134, VIC 15.3%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 17.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% figure for Australia.

17.5% ▼ -22.8%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 24.9%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is very high in the area, with 16% of people providing care and 30.6% caring for children, both of which are well above the national figures. Additionally, 22.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a little above the state average.

16.0% ▲ +37.5%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

30.6% ▼ -14.8%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.9%
  • 2016: 34.3%
  • 2021: 30.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

22.9% ▼ -6.8%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 22.5%
  • 2021: 22.9%

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.

A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.6%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.

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 Warranwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22704/warranwood/topic/community