25.8% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Deakin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Deakin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time to the community in Deakin than in most similar areas. A standout 25.8% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of engagement extends to unpaid care and defence service as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in four people in Deakin volunteer, a rate well above the ACT figure of 18.4%. However, this has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.0% of people providing care—a figure well above the national average. This is alongside 28.4% of residents caring for children unpaid and 22.3% spending 15 hours or more each week on housework.
15.0% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
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.
Defence service is more common in Deakin than in most other areas. Those who have served in the Defence Force make up 7.5% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
7.5%
Higher than 97% 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 Deakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061062/deakin/topic/community