7.7% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Laverton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Laverton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Less than 8% of people in Laverton now volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This makes the area one of the least active for volunteering compared to similar places. While community service is lower, more people here have taken on the role of caring for children over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.7% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates of volunteering for areas at this level.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare has risen to 27.0% since 2011, which is about the same as the rest of the country. However, only 8.4% of people provide general unpaid care and 16.5% do plenty of housework, both of which are well below Victorian and national figures.
8.4% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.5% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 1.4% of the population. This is much lower than most other areas and is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 84% 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 Laverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051363/laverton/topic/community