15.8% ▼ -26.8%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Healesville - Yarra Glen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Healesville - Yarra Glen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people perform unpaid work in Healesville - Yarra Glen than in most other similar areas. While volunteering has dipped over the last decade, the community remains active in supporting others and managing homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is higher than most areas, though the rate has fallen 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 24.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—well above the 20.1% seen across Victoria. This trend towards high levels of care extends to children and general unpaid support, which are both higher than the national average.
14.3% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
Around 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure and puts the area in the middle of the pack for similar places.
2.8%
Lower than 52% 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 Healesville - Yarra Glen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051276/healesville-yarra-glen/topic/community