17.0% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hampton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hampton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Hampton contribute to their community through volunteering and care than in most similar areas. While 17% of residents volunteer, others provide significant support through unpaid care for children and the elderly. This reflects a high level of local engagement across different types of unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 17% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% figure for Victoria, though the rate has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 14.1% of residents providing support—a figure much higher than most areas. This is alongside 27.9% of people caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the national figure.
14.1% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 much less common here than in most similar areas. Only 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower 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 Hampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011172/hampton/topic/community