13.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Big Pats Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Big Pats Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Big Pats Creek has shifted over the years, with a particularly high number of former Defence Force members now living here. While a small number of people volunteer, the area shows a strong commitment to unpaid home and care duties. This creates a unique social profile compared to other similar parts of Victoria.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.2% of residents volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas, though this is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A small number of people provide unpaid childcare at 15.1%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 24.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a result well above the state and national averages.
13.2% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.1% of residents having served, which is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 Pats Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20237/big-pats-creek/topic/community