9.3% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hoppers Crossing - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Hoppers Crossing - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.3% of people in Hoppers Crossing - South volunteer, a figure well below the national average. While many residents are heavily involved in providing unpaid care, the local rate of community volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas. At 9.3%, the rate is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and has dropped 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.9% of people providing care, a rate higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 25.3% care for children unpaid, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
12.9% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
About 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.5%
Lower than 59% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051362/hoppers-crossing-south/topic/community