27.9% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Apsley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Apsley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Apsley than in the rest of the state. About 27.9% of residents give their time to help others, which is more than double the Victorian average. This high level of community spirit defines the area's social landscape.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 28% of people in Apsley volunteer, a figure that is far above both the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 17.1%, well below the national figure. However, 25.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
8.7% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.1% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
Around 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0% and about the same as the Australian average.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 Apsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20052/apsley/topic/community