17.0% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darebin - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Darebin - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped from 19.4% to 17.0% since 2011 in Darebin - South. Despite this dip, the area remains more active than most other places, with a strong showing of people giving their time to the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.0% of people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care is much higher than most areas at 13.5%, though those caring for children unpaid (24.0%) and doing heavy housework (18.5%) are both a little below the national figures.
13.5% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
Only 0.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is among the lowest for this type of area and a little below the Victorian average of 2.0%.
0.9%
Lower than 98% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Darebin - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20602/darebin-south/topic/community