17.4% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Portland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Portland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped significantly since 2011 in Portland, though they remain strong. The area now sees 17.4% of people volunteering, which is well above the national figure. This community spirit exists alongside a higher-than-average number of people providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.4% of people volunteer here, a figure that is well above both the Victorian and national averages. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 25.2% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 13.6% of people doing so, which is much higher than most areas. While the proportion of people caring for children is well below the national 26.3%, more people than usual spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
13.6% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0% and about the same as the Australian average.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217011422/portland/topic/community