18.8% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hume · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Hume
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Hume have volunteered since 2011, though the area remains a own-community hub. Nearly 19% of residents still give their time to others, which is well above both the Victorian and national figures. This spirit of contribution exists alongside a high rate of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of people in Hume volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the national average of 14.1%. However, this has fallen by 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people providing care and 23.6% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are higher than the national figures. Meanwhile, 24.8% provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the national rate of 26.3%.
14.1% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 95% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Military service is more common in Hume than elsewhere, with 5.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.1%
Higher than 92% of region (sa4) 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 Hume [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/204/hume/topic/community