19.1% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willowmavin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Willowmavin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Willowmavin provide unpaid help and volunteer than in the rest of the state. Nearly one in five residents has served in the Defence Force, and volunteering is much more common here than across Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a strong part of the area, with 19.1% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 32.7% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, far above the Victorian figure of 20.1%. This is consistent with the 18.2% of residents who provide unpaid care, a rate well above the national average.
18.2% ▲ +56.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.7% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 32.7%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Willowmavin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22795/willowmavin/topic/community