61.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Welbungin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Welbungin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 61.8% of people in Welbungin volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement defines the area, where a large proportion of residents give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 61.8% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common, with 26.5% of people doing so, far above the national figure of 11.9%. However, fewer people here do 15 or more hours of housework (14.7%) compared to the Australian average of 20.7%.
26.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Welbungin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51556/welbungin/topic/community