Wee Wee Rup · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Wee Wee Rup

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Fewer people engage in unpaid work and volunteering in Wee Wee Rup than in most other areas. Only 10.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

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Where Wee Wee Rup sits — Volunteers

10.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wee Wee Rup — lower than 86% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Wee Wee Rup10.3%
3568, VIC 21.5%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering rates are much lower than in most areas, with just 10.3% of people helping out, well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.

10.3%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Very few residents provide unpaid support here, with 0.0% providing general unpaid care, far below the 11.9% national average. This is consistent with the fact that those caring for children unpaid are much lower than most areas at 17.2%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

17.2%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.2%
  • 2021: 17.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

17.2%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 17.2%

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 less common here than in most areas, with 0.0% of the population having served, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 2.0%.

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 Wee Wee Rup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22735/wee-wee-rup/topic/community