8.0% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Taylors Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Taylors Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 35% of people in Taylors Hill provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents are focused on family care, the area sees much lower levels of volunteering than other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.0% of people volunteer here, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This rate has fallen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 34.9% of residents providing this care—well above the national average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, the share of people providing other unpaid care rose to 12.4% since 2011, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell slightly to 19.9%.
12.4% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.9% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 0.6% of the population, which is among the lowest for areas of this type and a little below the national figure.
0.6%
Lower than 97% 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 Taylors Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041360/taylors-hill/topic/community