14.7% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Thornbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Thornbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Thornbury involves a mix of community support and unpaid work, with 13.1% of residents providing unpaid care. This rate is higher than in most similar areas and has risen since 2011. While volunteering and care roles are common, the area has a very small number of former service members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people in Thornbury volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the rate has fallen 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 13.1% of people doing so, a figure that has risen since 2011. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.2%) and those caring for children unpaid (23.9%) are both lower than most areas.
13.1% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
Only 0.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for this level. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8% and the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
0.9%
Lower than 92% 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 Thornbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021112/thornbury/topic/community