30.3% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woomelang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woomelang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping out defines daily life in Woomelang, where 30.3% of people volunteer. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and is much higher than most similar areas. Local residents are significantly more active in community and support roles than people across the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.3% of residents giving their time. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 7.3% of people provide unpaid childcare—which is far below the Victorian average of 26.3%—overall unpaid care is much higher than most areas at 15.2%. This is well above the Australian figure of 11.9%.
15.2% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.3% ▼ -55.9%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 in Woomelang than in most similar areas. About 5.6% of residents have served, which is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Woomelang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22852/woomelang/topic/community