21.2% ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rutherglen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Rutherglen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering rates have dropped by 8.2 percentage points since 2011 in Rutherglen, though the area remains highly active. It is a place where 21.2% of people give their time to others, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.2% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.0% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. While those caring for children unpaid are slightly below the state average at 25.0%, the share of people providing any unpaid care has risen to 14.6% since 2011.
14.6% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
Defence service is more common in Rutherglen than in most similar areas, with 4.0% of people having served, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.0%
Higher than 77% 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 Rutherglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021065/rutherglen/topic/community