19.1% ▼ -29.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Allansford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Allansford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher proportion of people in Allansford contribute their time to others compared to most similar areas. Nearly one in five residents volunteer, and the community shows a strong commitment to unpaid care for children and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.1% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in Allansford, with 14.7% of people providing care and 30.1% looking after children unpaid, both of which are higher than most areas. Additionally, 25.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the Victorian figure of 20.1%.
14.7% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
About 2.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Allansford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20028/allansford/topic/community