35.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Whorouly South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Whorouly South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Whorouly South is marked by a very high level of community support and service. Over a third of residents volunteer, and 40.7% provide unpaid care, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most active areas for helping others at this level.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.2% of people giving their time. This is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life, with 40.7% of people providing support, far above the 11.9% national average. This includes a high rate of people caring for children (37%), though very few spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
40.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
5.6% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
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.
A strong history of military service is evident in Whorouly South. About 6.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.1%
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22779/whorouly-south/topic/community