8.9% —
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Werribee (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Werribee (Western Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteering rates define Werribee compared to other similar areas. Only 8.9% of people here volunteer, while a high 30.2% provide unpaid childcare, suggesting local time is heavily spent on family needs rather than community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Werribee has dropped by 5.1 points since 2016 to just 8.9%. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 30.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia and Victoria. Other forms of help are more common, with 11.7% providing unpaid care and 19.5% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
11.7% —
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% —
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% —
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most other areas, with only 1.9% of people having served in the Defence Force.
1.9%
Lower than 79% 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 Werribee (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28507/werribee/topic/community