21.2% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waramanga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Waramanga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has stayed strong in Waramanga, where residents are far more likely to volunteer than the national average. A striking 21.2% of people give their time to help others, making the area stand out for its community spirit.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.2% of people pitching in. This is a little above the ACT figure of 18.4% and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, especially for children, with 32.1% of residents providing this support. This is much higher than most areas, while 13.7% of people provide other types of unpaid care.
13.7% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
A much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.0%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.0%
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 Waramanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80130/waramanga/topic/community