8.7% ▼ -38.1%
Lower than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Fraser · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Fraser
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people get involved in unpaid work or volunteering in Fraser than in other parts of the country. Only 8.7% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This trend reflects a broader decline in community participation across the area over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Fraser have fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011. At 8.7%, this is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with only 21.4% of people caring for children, well below the 26.3% national average. Similarly, the 15.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most other areas.
10.8% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.6% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 among the lowest for this level of area. Only 0.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Victoria and Australia figures.
0.9%
Lower than 95% 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 Fraser [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED214/fraser/topic/community