14.8% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Vermont South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Vermont South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Slightly more people provide unpaid care in Vermont South than in most other similar areas. While many residents are active in their community, the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011. About 13.3% of the population provides unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people in Vermont South volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure. This is a decline from 2011, when 20.4% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than in most areas, at 22.4%. Around 13.3% provide unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Just 1.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most other areas and a little below the national figure.
1.7%
Lower than 78% 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 Vermont South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211041273/vermont-south/topic/community