8.4% —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hillside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hillside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Hillside than in most similar areas. While only 8.4% of residents give their time to volunteering, the community is more likely to provide unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.4% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people providing this support, which is much higher than most areas. This includes 28.3% of residents caring for children unpaid, a rate a little above the national figure of 26.3%.
13.9% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% —
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 0.9%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.9%
Lower than 93% 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 Hillside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041575/hillside/topic/community