37.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Big Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Big Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 38% of people in Big Hill volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community is highly active in unpaid work, with many residents spending a significant amount of time supporting others and their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.8% of residents giving their time, which is 24 percentage points higher than the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Big Hill, where 21.6% provide unpaid care. This is well above the national figure, and includes 35.1% of people caring for children and 35.1% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
21.6% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.1% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 35.1%
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, which is a little below the rates seen across 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 Big Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20236/big-hill/topic/community