21.8% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodend · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Woodend
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average share of people pitch in for the community in Woodend, where over 21% of residents volunteer. This commitment to helping others is a standout feature of the area compared to the rest of the state. It is also a place where people spend significant time caring for family and home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.8% of people in Woodend volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This trend is growing, with the number of volunteers rising by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 32.2% of people care for children and 26.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the Victorian average, while the 14.7% providing other unpaid care is a little above the national level.
14.7% ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Defence Force service is recorded for 3.7% of the population. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0% and about the same as the Australian average.
3.7%
Higher than 55% 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 Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215092/woodend/topic/community