19.2% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warrenheip · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Warrenheip
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people contribute their time to others in Warrenheip than in most similar areas. About 19.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends to the home, with a high number of residents providing unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.2% of people giving their time. This is well above both the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, with 15% of people providing care and 31.6% caring for children, both of which are well above national figures. Meanwhile, the 20.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is about the same as the rest of the country.
15.0% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 typical for the region, with 2.6% of residents having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Warrenheip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22707/warrenheip/topic/community