26.5% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Arawata · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Arawata
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 26.5% of people in Arawata volunteer, a figure 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 parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.5% of people 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.
While only 16.9% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—more residents do a lot of housework. About 27.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on chores, which is well above the Victorian average of 20.1%.
12.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.9% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population. This is higher than most other areas and a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Arawata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20054/arawata/topic/community