16.6% —
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warwick · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Warwick
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Warwick provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out in the home or community, the number of people volunteering has dropped significantly in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the national and state figure of 14.1%. This is a notable drop from 2016, when 23% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.2% of people providing support to others, a figure slightly above the national average. While 23.7% care for children unpaid, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is lower than in most other areas.
13.2% —
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% —
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% —
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 proportion of people in Warwick have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 64% 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 Warwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313010/warwick/topic/community