29.1% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Deans Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Deans Marsh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Deans Marsh volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Residents also take on more unpaid care and housework than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much higher than most areas, with 29.1% of residents giving their time. This is 15 percentage points above the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16% of people providing care and 28.8% looking after children, both of which are well above the state and national figures. Additionally, 25.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the 20.7% national average.
16.0% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Deans Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20723/deans-marsh/topic/community