16.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodleigh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodleigh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Woodleigh has seen a shift in how people spend their spare time. While 16% of the population volunteers, which is a little above the national figure, the most striking feature is the very high level of unpaid housework and childcare compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people in Woodleigh volunteer their time, a figure that is a little above both the Victorian and national averages, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 37.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a higher than usual 28.7% who care for children unpaid, though the 9.6% who provide other unpaid care is well below the state average.
9.6% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.2% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 37.2%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of people having served, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 2%.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Woodleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22839/woodleigh/topic/community