34.8% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woorarra West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woorarra West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 35% of people volunteer in Woorarra West, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.8% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and the 13.3% recorded for Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is prevalent, with 26.1% of people providing care and another 26.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework—both figures well above the national average. Conversely, the 15.2% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
26.1% ▲ +116.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 Woorarra West has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22855/woorarra-west/topic/community