12.9% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Watsonia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Watsonia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual provide unpaid care in Watsonia, though the area sees very low levels of volunteering. While 13.8% of residents provide unpaid care, only 12.9% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon in Watsonia, with only 12.9% of people helping out. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is a common part of life here, with 13.8% of people providing unpaid care—a figure higher than most areas. This is reflected in the 28.5% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure.
13.8% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.0% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and a little above the Victoria figure of 2.0%.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Watsonia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22721/watsonia/topic/community