5.7% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Delahey · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Delahey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people get involved in unpaid activities in Delahey than in most other areas. Just 5.7% of the population volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend of lower participation extends to childcare and housework as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 5.7% of residents giving their time. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits well below the Victorian average of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work at home is less frequent than usual, as only 16.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well below the Australian figure of 20.7%, and the 22% of people caring for children unpaid is also well below the national average.
12.3% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 0.7%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian rate of 2%.
0.7%
Lower than 70% 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 Delahey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20731/delahey/topic/community