40.3% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Winnejup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Winnejup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Winnejup than in most similar areas, with 40.3% of residents giving their time. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong history of military service and a high rate of unpaid home work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
An impressive 40.3% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the national rate of 14.1% and the state's 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 33.1% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. While 28.1% of people provide unpaid childcare—similar to the state average—only 10.8% provide other types of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
10.8% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 33.1%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other areas, with 4.9% of the population having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Winnejup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51622/winnejup/topic/community