17.5% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 78% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warrnambool · Urban Area
Community Participation in Warrnambool
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Warrnambool, where 17.5% of people volunteer their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas, though volunteering rates have fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above both Victoria (13.3%) and Australia (14.1%), despite a 5.7 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for 14.4% of residents, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and has risen since 2011. This includes 27.1% of people caring for children and 21.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.4% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 92% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 70% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 55% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.4%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 87% 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 Warrnambool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2021/warrnambool/topic/community