18.8% —
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Westbury · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Westbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving their time to others is a common part of life in Westbury, where nearly one in five people volunteer. This rate is well above the national figure, reflecting a community with a strong habit of stepping up to help out.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—a figure well above the national average. This trend is mirrored in unpaid care, as 14.4% of residents provide care for others, which is a little above the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
14.4% —
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% —
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% —
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
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 more common in Westbury than in most other areas, with 4.0% of the population having served. This is about the same as the state average but a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 61% 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 Westbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615027/westbury/topic/community