20.6% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Alphington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Alphington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Alphington give their time as volunteers, making it a place where community involvement is much higher than in most other areas. This spirit of giving is a standout feature of the local area, with volunteering rates well above both the Victorian and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing care—a little above the national figure. While about 25.7% care for children unpaid, which is typical for Australia, only 19.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.7% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.2%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Alphington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20034/alphington/topic/community