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Warrnambool · Urban Centre

Community Participation in Warrnambool

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A strong spirit of giving defines Warrnambool, where 17.3% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area also sees a higher rate of people providing unpaid care compared to most similar places.

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📍 Warrnambool, Urban Centre

Where Warrnambool sits — Volunteers

17.3% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Warrnambool — higher than 51% of areas.

Warrnambool17.3%
3280, VIC 17.3%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 17.3% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.

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17.3% —

Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is more frequent than in most areas, with 14.4% of people providing this support. This includes 26.7% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Defence service is much lower here than in most similar areas, with 2.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force.

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/ucl/UCL212009/warrnambool/topic/community