27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woorarra East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woorarra East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Woorarra East involves a high level of unpaid work and community support. More than a quarter of the people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This commitment to helping others is seen across both formal volunteering and care roles at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.3% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas. This includes 36.4% of people caring for children and 18.2% providing other unpaid care, both of which are well above the state and national figures.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
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 2.0% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national average.
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 Woorarra East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22854/woorarra-east/topic/community