18.6% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hurstbridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hurstbridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Hurstbridge contribute their time to others than in most similar areas. While 18.6% of residents volunteer, the community also sees a very high rate of people providing unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost one in five people (18.6%) volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a drop from 2011, when 23.7% of residents gave their time.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 33.4% of people caring for children and 28% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the national average, while the 14.9% of people providing general unpaid care has risen since 2011.
14.9% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.4% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
About 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 70% 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 Hurstbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209031210/hurstbridge/topic/community