16.0% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woorinen South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woorinen South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one quarter of people in Woorinen South provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. This is a place where many residents give their time to others, with notable numbers of people providing unpaid care and serving in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 18.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a higher than usual 14.2% provide unpaid care. This is a little above the state and national figures. Unpaid childcare is common here, with 24.4% of people involved, which is a little below the Victorian average of 26.3%.
14.2% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.3% of people having served. This is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria and 2.8% across Australia.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Woorinen South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22860/woorinen-south/topic/community