17.8% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Highton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Highton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Highton have volunteered since 2011, though the area remains very active in community and family support. While volunteering rates have dropped, nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 23.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents are more likely to provide unpaid help than most areas, with 29.5% caring for children and 23.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. Those providing other unpaid care have also increased slightly to 13.4%.
13.4% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 2.4% of the population having done so. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.4%
Lower than 61% 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 Highton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021042/highton/topic/community