17.6% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodhouse · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodhouse
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong tradition of service shapes daily life in Woodhouse, where veterans and volunteers are far more common than in other parts of the country. Nearly 17% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a remarkably high figure compared to the rest of the nation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of people pitching in. This is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While very few people provide unpaid care for children here, 26.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
8.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
Defence service is very prominent in Woodhouse, with 16.7% of people having served. This is far above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
16.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Woodhouse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22838/woodhouse/topic/community