18.5% ▼ -36.6%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Williamstown · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Williamstown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in Williamstown provide unpaid childcare, showing a strong focus on family support in the area. While many residents contribute to the community, the number of volunteers has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of people volunteer here, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a big drop from 2011, when the rate was 29.2%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 30.9% of people caring for children—well above the 26.3% national average. Another 24.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Australian figure.
13.6% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 3.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the 2.8% national figure.
3.7%
Higher than 53% 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 Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415047/williamstown/topic/community