10.2% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paxton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Paxton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of unpaid care defines the community in Paxton compared to the rest of the country. While few people volunteer, more than a third of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.2% of people in Paxton volunteer, a figure that is well below the Australian average and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Giving back to the family is common here, with 34.3% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well above the state and national figures. This sits alongside a high rate of unpaid care generally, with 15.1% of residents providing support to others.
15.1% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.3% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 Paxton than in most areas, with 3.5% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality 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 Paxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13173/paxton/topic/community