63.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wootong Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Wootong Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people contribute their time to others in Wootong Vale than in most similar areas. An impressive 63.6% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 63.6% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 45.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with the fact that 36.4% provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the 26.3% seen in Victoria and Australia.
13.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
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: 46.2%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
45.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 45.5%
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, 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 Wootong Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22864/wootong-vale/topic/community