33.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weerite · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Weerite
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Weerite volunteer their time, which is far more than the national figure. This high level of community effort is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid help and care than those in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33.7% of people pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% national average and the 13.3% figure for Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, as 31.7% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, far above the national figure of 20.7%. While 15.4% provide other unpaid care, which is well above the Australian average, a lower than typical 23.1% care for children unpaid.
15.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.7% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 31.7%
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.
A higher than usual 4.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia and the 2.0% for Victoria.
4.9%
Higher than 79% 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 Weerite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22738/weerite/topic/community