37.5% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woorndoo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woorndoo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Woorndoo than in the rest of the country. With 37.5% of residents giving their time to others, community involvement is among the highest seen in similar areas. This spirit of service extends to the home, where unpaid care is also very common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature here, with 37.5% of people pitching in. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, as 19.2% of people provide this support, which is well above the 11.9% national figure. This includes 32.5% of residents caring for children unpaid, a rate much higher than most areas.
19.2% ▲ +39.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
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. This is lower than most areas and a little below both the Victorian and national figures, which sit at 2.0% and 2.8% respectively.
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 Woorndoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22861/woorndoo/topic/community