26.2% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Allambee South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Allambee South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26.2% of people in Allambee South volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.2% of residents helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is among the highest for this level at 23.0%, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. However, the 21.3% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
23.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
No one in Allambee South reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures.
0.0%
Lower 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 Allambee South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20026/allambee-south/topic/community