25.4% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Foster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Foster
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in four people volunteer in Foster, a rate far above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. While local volunteering has dipped since 2011, the area still shows a very strong commitment to unpaid work and community service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.4% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% national average. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, although the figure fell 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.2% of people providing care—a figure well above the national average. This includes 28.4% of residents doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, though the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 21.5%.
15.2% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
Defence service is more common in Foster than in most other areas. Around 3.2% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Foster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031087/foster/topic/community