17.5% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warrnambool · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Warrnambool
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Warrnambool provide unpaid childcare, marking the most common form of community contribution here. The area shows a strong spirit of giving, with volunteering rates well above the national figure. These figures highlight a community that puts a high value on supporting others and local services.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Warrnambool, where 17.5% of residents give their time. This is well above both the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a regular part of life for 14.4% of residents, which is a little above the national figure. While 26.3% provide unpaid childcare, about 20.9% spend 15 hours or more each week on housework.
14.4% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.0% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national average.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Warrnambool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22710/warrnambool/topic/community