28.2% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodchester · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodchester
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others has grown in Woodchester, where 28.2% of people now volunteer. This is far above the national figure and makes it one of the most active areas for community work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 28.2% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% national average and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 19.7% of people providing such support, well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with 27.7% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is also well above the national average.
19.7% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 less common in Woodchester, where 1.9% of people have served, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Woodchester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41636/woodchester/topic/community