6.8% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hadfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hadfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.8% of people in Hadfield volunteer, which is one of the lowest rates for any similar area. This figure has dropped by 3.8 percentage points since 2016. While volunteering is low, a higher than typical number of residents provide unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Hadfield are well below the national figure of 14.1% and the Victorian average of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 14% of people provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework each week is much lower than most areas at 18.3%.
14.0% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.1% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas.
1.1%
Lower than 88% 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 Hadfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031440/hadfield/topic/community