28.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodstock West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodstock West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 28.6% of people volunteer in Woodstock West, making it a place where residents are far more active in their community than in most other areas. This high level of engagement is seen across the board, from local volunteering to a very high rate of unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 28.6% of residents helping out. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Giving unpaid care is a major part of life, with 46.4% of people caring for children, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Housework is also common, as 32.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid work weekly, though the 10.7% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the national figure.
10.7% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
46.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 32.1%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures.
0.0%
Lower 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 Woodstock West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22845/woodstock-west/topic/community