28.8% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warrong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Warrong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and care define Warrong compared to similar areas. Nearly 29% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of helping others extends into the home and the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 28.8% of residents in Warrong volunteer, a figure that is far 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 common here, with 15.3% of people providing care and 35.6% caring for children, both of which are much higher than most areas. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week sit at 20.3%, which is about the same as the national figure.
15.3% ▲ +81.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.6% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 Warrong has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national rates.
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 Warrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22712/warrong/topic/community