15.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Archies Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Archies Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap in unpaid child care defines Archies Creek, where no residents provide this type of support. This lack of family care is a standout feature for the area, though some residents still contribute to their community through volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
No one in the area provides unpaid child care, which is far below the state and national figures. Unpaid care for other people is also much lower than most areas at 9.1%, while 21.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
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.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
No one in Archies Creek has served in the Defence Force, a result that is a little below the Victorian and Australian averages.
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).
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 Archies Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20061/archies-creek/topic/community