47.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Watchupga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Watchupga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost half of the people in Watchupga volunteer, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. This strong level of community involvement stands out against a much lower national average, while other forms of unpaid work and service are more typical.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 47.1% of people here volunteer, which is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 47.1% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, far above the state figure of 20.1%. Meanwhile, 26.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Australian average.
11.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
47.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 47.1%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure slightly below the Victorian 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 Watchupga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22716/watchupga/topic/community