17.3% —
Higher than 80% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rest of Vic. · Capital City
Community Participation in Rest of Vic.
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines the community across Rest of Vic, where more people provide unpaid care than in any other similar area. This spirit of helping others is also seen in volunteering, although the number of people doing so has dropped since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 17.3% of people helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen from 24.3% since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 14.1% of people providing care—the highest rate among similar areas. This is seen alongside a high number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the Victorian figure.
14.1% —
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% —
Higher than 61% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% —
Higher than 97% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 3.2% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.2%
Higher than 56% of capital city 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 Rest of Vic. [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/2RVIC/rest-of-vic/topic/community