21.1% ▼ -33.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woolamai · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woolamai
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement mark Woolamai compared to most similar areas. Around 21.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends to unpaid care and housework across the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of people giving their time. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 16.3% of residents helping out. While only 22% care for children unpaid—well below the national figure—about 27.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Australian average.
16.3% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
About 1.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Woolamai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22848/woolamai/topic/community