19.5% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woorinen South · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Woorinen South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in five people volunteer in Woorinen South, a rate well above the national figure. This local commitment to helping others is a standout feature, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This figure is higher than most similar areas, despite falling by 6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.3% of people providing care—a result well above the national figure. While 23.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, only 16.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well below the Victorian average.
16.3% ▲ +59.9%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 4.5%, this is a little above both the Victorian (2.0%) and national (2.8%) rates.
4.5%
Higher 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 Woorinen South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222104/woorinen-south/topic/community