12.6% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darebin · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Darebin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop in volunteering is the main shift in community life for Darebin since 2011. While 12.6% of the population now volunteer, the rate of people providing unpaid care has climbed to 13.0%. These figures show a community where formal volunteering is less common than informal support roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 12.6% since 2011, a rate that is now much lower than most similar areas. This figure is slightly below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people are providing unpaid care here than in most areas, rising to 13.0% since 2011. In contrast, the proportion of people doing unpaid childcare or 15-plus hours of housework is lower than the state and national figures.
13.0% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
Only 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for areas of this type and slightly below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) 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 Darebin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21890/darebin/topic/community