19.2% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Axedale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Axedale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Axedale has remained steady, with 19.2% of residents volunteering their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area is also defined by a high level of unpaid home and family care compared to other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. This puts Axedale around the middle for its level among similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Axedale, with 35.2% of people caring for children and 28.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the national average. Additionally, 15.1% of residents provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas.
15.1% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.2% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 28.8%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% recorded for Australia as a whole.
2.8%
Higher than 53% 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 Axedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20093/axedale/topic/community