15.6% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Heathcote · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Heathcote
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Heathcote have dropped by 5.3 percentage points since 2011, bringing the current figure to 15.6%. While community giving has fallen, the area remains defined by a high level of unpaid care and service. This includes a notable number of former Defence Force members compared to other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a middle-of-the-road rate for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid support, with 14.0% giving unpaid care and 25.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the national average. Conversely, the 19.7% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Victorian and Australian figures.
14.0% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 4.7% of residents having served.
4.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021029/heathcote/topic/community