14.9% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ascot Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ascot Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Ascot Vale engage in unpaid housework compared to other similar areas. While 14.9% of people volunteer, this is lower than in most other places, though it remains a little above the Victorian figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people in Ascot Vale volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas but about the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 25.8% of people providing care, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, the 18.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much lower than in most areas.
12.9% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.5% of the population, a figure that is lower than in most similar areas and a little below the national average.
1.5%
Lower than 64% 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 Ascot Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20075/ascot-vale/topic/community