15.5% —
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wendouree (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Wendouree (Western Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Wendouree get involved in their community through volunteering and care than in most similar areas. Around 15.5% of residents volunteer, and the area has one of the highest rates of people providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas and is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this participation has fallen from 22.3% in 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is among the highest at this level, with 14.3% of people helping out. Other unpaid work is about the same as the state average, with 26.7% caring for children and 21.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework a week.
14.3% —
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% —
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% —
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.7%
Lower than 55% of state electorate 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 Wendouree (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28408/wendouree/topic/community