15.2% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Deakin · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Deakin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Deakin since 2011, but unpaid care work has become more common. Now, 15.2% of residents volunteer, while nearly 30% of the community provides unpaid childcare, a figure much higher than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering sits at 15.2%, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 20.3% of people in the area volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people providing care and 29.1% looking after children unpaid, both of which are much higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, 21.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is a little above the Victorian figure.
13.9% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 2.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.0%
Lower than 69% of federal electorate 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 Deakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED211/deakin/topic/community