12.5% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
White Hills - Ascot · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in White Hills - Ascot
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of residents provide unpaid care in White Hills - Ascot, with 33.2% caring for children. While community volunteering has dropped, the area remains a place where many people balance home duties and family support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen in the area, with 12.5% of people now helping out compared to 18.3% in 2011. This is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring duties are common here, as 33.2% of people look after children unpaid, which is well above the Victorian average of 26.3%. This is consistent with higher rates of people providing other unpaid care (14.6%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly (23.5%).
14.6% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.2% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 2.8% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and aligns closely with both the Victorian and national figures.
2.8%
Higher than 50% 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 White Hills - Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011025/white-hills-ascot/topic/community