15.7% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Addington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Addington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of residents in Addington now contribute to their community through volunteering and unpaid care compared to previous years. The area stands out for its high rate of former Defence Force members and a large number of people performing unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 15.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—unpaid care is otherwise common. A high 39.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, and 17.6% provide general unpaid care, which is well above the state and national averages.
17.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.7% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.2% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 39.2%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is among the highest for areas of this type, at 16.1%. This is far above the national figure of 2.8%.
16.1%
Higher than 99% 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 Addington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20008/addington/topic/community