25.4% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wooreen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wooreen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Wooreen than in most other areas. About 25.4% of residents give their time to help others, which is more than double the Victorian average. This strong community spirit stands out against lower rates of unpaid care and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.4% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 21.1%. However, 25.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the state and national averages.
9.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Wooreen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22856/wooreen/topic/community