4.9% ▼ -73.6%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Warakurna · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Warakurna
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Huge shifts in family care have defined Warakurna since 2011. While unpaid care for children has surged, the number of people volunteering has dropped sharply. Today, over half the population cares for children without pay, though very few residents volunteer their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 4.9% of people in Warakurna volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen 14 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 56.6% of people caring for children—far above the national figure. This is consistent with 25.2% of residents providing general unpaid care, which is among the highest rates for similar areas.
25.2% ▲ +239.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
56.6% ▲ +120.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
No one in Warakurna has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower 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 Warakurna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522063/warakurna/topic/community