16.5% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Curdievale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Curdievale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Curdievale than in the typical Victorian community. About 16.5% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is well above the state figure. However, this spirit of community service contrasts with very low rates of unpaid care and housework across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and well above Victoria's 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 8.7% of people providing care compared to 12.9% across Victoria. This trend extends to childcare and housework, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
8.7% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Curdievale has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national rates.
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 Curdievale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20696/curdievale/topic/community