15.3% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Phillip · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Port Phillip
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 15.3% of people in Port Phillip volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. While this figure is a little above the national average, it has fallen from 18.2% in 2011. The area also sees much lower rates of unpaid childcare and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has dropped by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much fewer people here provide unpaid childcare (18.6%) or do 15 or more hours of housework (14.2%) compared to the state and national figures. Unpaid care for others is also lower than most areas at 11.2%, though this rose 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
11.2% ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.2% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.4% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 90% 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 Port Phillip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25900/port-phillip/topic/community