25.9% ▼ -28.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Baynton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Baynton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 25.9% of people in Baynton volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of local participation. Most residents are active in their community, although very few have served in the defence force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than a quarter of residents volunteer, a rate that is much higher than in most other areas and 12 points above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the Victorian figure—only 14.1% provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the state and national rates of 26.3%.
11.8% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.1% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the national average of 2.8%.
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 Baynton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20172/baynton/topic/community