24.4% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Windermere · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Windermere
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Windermere than in most similar areas, with 24.4% of residents giving their time. This strong community spirit is mirrored in the high number of veterans, which makes the area stand out compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in four residents volunteers here, a figure that is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.8% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure, far fewer residents do heavy housework or unpaid childcare compared to most other areas.
12.8% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 much more common here than elsewhere, with 6.9% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.0% for Victoria.
6.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Windermere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22804/windermere/topic/community