18.3% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashburton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ashburton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of people in Ashburton provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This community shows a strong tendency toward unpaid support roles, from raising children to volunteering for local causes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.3% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, as 14.9% of people provide care, which is higher than most areas. This includes the 30.2% who care for children, a figure well above the national average.
14.9% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 1.9% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 2.0% seen in Victoria.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Ashburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20077/ashburton/topic/community