18.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berrys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Berrys Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Berrys Creek spend their spare time volunteering, which is well above the national figure. This community spirit is matched by a higher-than-average rate of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the rates for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the proportion of people caring for children is far below the state and national figures, 27.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national average.
10.6% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
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.
A higher than usual 3.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian average.
3.3%
Higher 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 Berrys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20223/berrys-creek/topic/community