14.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willagee (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Willagee (South Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Most residents in Willagee fall right in the middle of the pack for community involvement and unpaid work. While volunteering and childcare levels are typical for the region, a slightly higher than average number of people here provide unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people in Willagee volunteer, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the national figure. This is a small drop from 2011, when the rate was 15.5%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here at 26.5%, which is about the same as the national average. While 12.1% of people provide unpaid care—a little above the state figure—those doing 15 or more hours of housework have fallen to 19.6%.
12.1% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 common at 3.0%, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as both the state and national figures.
3.0%
Higher than 53% 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 Willagee (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55905/willagee/topic/community