12.9% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Anglers Rest · Suburb / Locality
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A stark gap exists between Anglers Rest and the rest of the state, especially regarding unpaid care. While no residents report providing unpaid care for others, a higher than usual proportion of the community spends significant time on housework.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.9% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.9% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
No one in the area reports providing unpaid care or looking after children, which is far below both the Victorian and Australian figures. However, 25.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate well above the national figure of 20.7%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No residents here have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the national average of 2.8%.
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Anglers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20045/anglers-rest/topic/community