15.5% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Aspendale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Aspendale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Aspendale has shifted over the last decade, with unpaid care now a standout feature of the area. Around 33.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of family care defines much of the community's unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people volunteer their time. This is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though it is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is very common here, with 15.9% of people providing unpaid care, which is well above the national figure. This is most evident with children, as 33.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare—a rate well above both the state and national averages.
15.9% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.9% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia, placing the area around the middle for its level.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Aspendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20079/aspendale/topic/community