14.6% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cape Woolamai · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Cape Woolamai
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer here than in most similar areas, though Cape Woolamai remains a place where many residents provide unpaid care. While 14.6% of the population volunteers, the community is more likely than most to support others through unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped since 2011, falling 5.4 points to 14.6%. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is still a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care, which is higher than most areas. This includes 27.2% of residents caring for children unpaid and 24.1% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average.
14.2% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.7%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre 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 Cape Woolamai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215019/cape-woolamai/topic/community