16.6% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Golden Plains - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Golden Plains - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Golden Plains - North involves a high level of unpaid work and community support. About 16.6% of people here volunteer, which is well above the state figure. Many residents spend significant time supporting others, with unpaid care and housework being much more common than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, though the rate has fallen 5.9 points since 2011. At 16.6%, this is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 26.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This goes along with a high rate of unpaid care for others, which rose to 15.7% in 2021.
15.7% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
A higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.3%, this is a little above the Victoria figure of 2.0%.
3.3%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Golden Plains - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031015/golden-plains-north/topic/community