12.1% ▼ -61.9%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Warburton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in East Warburton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp 20 percentage point drop in volunteering since 2011 has left East Warburton with a much lower rate of community helpers than most similar areas. Only 12.1% of residents now volunteer, while unpaid housework is far more common here than in the rest of Victoria.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 12.1% of people volunteer, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than in most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 28.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the Victorian figure of 20.1%. Other unpaid work is less common, with 24.2% caring for children and 10.9% providing general unpaid care.
10.9% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 28.1%
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 1.6%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
Lower than 89% 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 East Warburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222021/east-warburton/topic/community