8.2% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Westmeadows · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Westmeadows
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 8.2% of people in Westmeadows volunteer their time, a figure that is well below the national average. This low level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where participation in unpaid activities is generally lower than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.2% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This is well below the Victoria figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is low at 22.7%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. While those doing 15 or more hours of housework are few (17.8%), the proportion of people providing some form of unpaid care is a little above the national average at 14.0%.
14.0% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.4%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Westmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22761/westmeadows/topic/community