8.0% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Prestons · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Prestons
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8% of people in Prestons volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average. While formal volunteering is low, more residents are likely to spend their time providing unpaid care for children. This reflects a community where family responsibilities often take priority over outside organisations.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 8% of residents volunteer their time, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. However, the 10.7% who provide other types of unpaid care is lower than in most other places.
10.7% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 uncommon here, with 0.7% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national figure.
0.7%
Lower than 69% 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 Prestons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13272/prestons/topic/community