18.8% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people contribute their time in West Creek compared to the rest of the state. Around 18.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This spirit of giving extends to home life, with a very high proportion of people providing unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five residents (18.8%) volunteer their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and is around the middle for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 19.8% of people doing so, which is well above the Australian average of 11.9%. Meanwhile, 26.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure about the same as the state and national levels.
19.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
About 3.0% of people in West Creek have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 West Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22755/west-creek/topic/community