10.0% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 81% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hawke · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Hawke
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up to volunteer in Hawke since 2011, while those providing unpaid care have increased. This shift is most clear in the 30.9% of residents who care for children without pay, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.0% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen since 2011 and sits well below the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of residents providing care, a figure that rose 3.3 percentage points since 2011. This is much higher than most areas, alongside the 30.9% who care for children unpaid.
13.5% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 84% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
2.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Hawke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED219/hawke/topic/community