25.5% ▼ -30.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willaura · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Willaura
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four residents in Willaura volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This strong community spirit is seen in a local population that is much more likely to give their time to others than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.5% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for 15.8% of residents, which is well above the national figure. While much fewer people care for children unpaid compared to other areas, 23.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
15.8% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.6% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
About 2.6% of the community have served in the Defence Force. This is roughly the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Willaura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22788/willaura/topic/community