14.4% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Banyule · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Banyule
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Banyule provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most similar areas. This highlights a strong trend of family-focused support across the region. While many residents contribute through care and housework, the number of people volunteering has fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is a decline for the area, as the rate fell by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.6% of people providing care and 21.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are a little above the state and national results.
14.6% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.7% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 57% 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 Banyule [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20901/banyule/topic/community