36.5% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wartook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wartook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 36% of people in Wartook volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, where residents contribute significantly more to local efforts than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.5% of residents giving their time. This is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 12.9% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure—a high 37.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. Around 14.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the Victorian average.
14.1% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.9% ▼ -61.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.6% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 37.6%
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 uncommon in the area, with 0.0% of residents having served, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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).
More for Wartook
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Wartook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22713/wartook/topic/community