8.9% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hoppers Crossing - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hoppers Crossing - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About a quarter of people in Hoppers Crossing - North provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While family care is typical for the area, formal volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the 13.3% figure for Victoria. This is a notable decline from 2011, when 12.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common at 25.7%, which is about the same as the national figure. While 20% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, those providing general unpaid care rose to 13.6%, a figure higher than most areas.
13.6% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and is about the same as the Victorian average.
2.0%
Lower than 73% 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 Hoppers Crossing - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051361/hoppers-crossing-north/topic/community