18.0% —
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people now give their time to others in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek. Roughly 18% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This community is also marked by a very high rate of people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18% of people pitching in. This is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high, with 36.2% of people caring for children—well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This is consistent with more people doing a lot of housework, as 23.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on these chores.
12.5% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.2% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 2.1% of people here have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Victorian average of 2%.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031489/barwon-heads-armstrong-creek/topic/community