15.4% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 53% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warragul - Drouin · Urban Area
Community Participation in Warragul - Drouin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Warragul - Drouin since 2011, though unpaid care at home has become more common. While 15.4% of the community now volunteer, a striking 28.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates fell by 6.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.4%. This is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 23.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the state figure, alongside a much higher than average 14.2% of residents providing unpaid care.
14.2% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 85% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 84% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 80% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
About 3.0% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
3.0%
Lower than 61% of urban area 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 Warragul - Drouin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2020/warragul-drouin/topic/community