35.3% ▲ +344.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woomera · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Woomera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Woomera volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where participation in volunteering has risen by 27 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35.3% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.4% of people providing care—well above the national figure. While about 26.7% care for children unpaid, the 18.1% who do 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the national rate.
16.4% ▲ +459.6%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▲ +112.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
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.
Defence service is very common in Woomera, where 26.1% of people have served. This is far above the 2.8% national average.
26.1%
Higher than 99% 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 Woomera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422061/woomera/topic/community