35.3% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woomera · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woomera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Woomera volunteer and serve in the military than in most other parts of the country. This community is exceptionally active, with 35.3% of residents volunteering, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of civic and service involvement defines the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the highest for areas of this type, with 35.3% of people pitching in. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.4% of people providing support, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 26.7% of people care for children unpaid—about the same as the state average—far fewer people do 15 or more hours of housework compared to most areas.
16.4% ▲ +87.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
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.
Military service is very common in Woomera, where 26.1% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is far above both South Australia (3.2%) and the national average (2.8%).
26.1%
Higher 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 Woomera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41655/woomera/topic/community