13.9% ▼ -59.9%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Werribee South · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Werribee South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp 21 point drop in volunteers since 2011 defines community participation in Werribee South. While about 13.9% of people now volunteer, this is lower than most similar areas. The community also shows a strong trend of providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen significantly over the last decade, dropping from 34.6% in 2011 to 13.9% in 2021. This current rate is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much higher than most areas, with 16.5% of people providing this support. This is well above the national figure and rose by 5.4 points since 2011, even as the number of people caring for children unpaid fell to 22.0%.
16.5% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 2.8% of people in Werribee South have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian and national proportions.
2.8%
Lower than 70% 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 Werribee South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221080/werribee-south/topic/community