10.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ayrford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ayrford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 21% of people provide unpaid care in Ayrford, a rate that is among the highest for areas of this size. While family support is common, the community is less likely to volunteer than other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.3% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 31% of people caring for children and 20.7% providing general unpaid care, both well above the national figures. Interestingly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are much fewer than in most areas.
20.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Ayrford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20094/ayrford/topic/community