7.1% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hallam · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hallam
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Hallam volunteer their time compared to other similar areas. Only 7.1% of residents do volunteer work, which is well below the national figure and marks a decline from previous years. This trend of lower community involvement is mirrored in the numbers for unpaid childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Victorian rate of 13.3%. This level of participation is among the lowest for similar areas and has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework and childcare figures are both well below the national average, with only 23.2% of people caring for children unpaid and 15.9% doing over 15 hours of housework. Meanwhile, 11.9% of people provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
11.9% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 uncommon here, with just 1.0% of the population having served. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 91% 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 Hallam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212021297/hallam/topic/community