22.2% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whorouly East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Whorouly East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 31% of people in Whorouly East provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This area shows a very strong trend of community and family support, with high rates of volunteering and unpaid caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent, as 34.6% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. This goes alongside high rates of caregiving, with 19.8% of people providing unpaid care.
19.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 34.6%
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 6.0% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 2.8% national average.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Whorouly East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22778/whorouly-east/topic/community