10.4% ▼ -45.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dereel · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dereel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care mark Dereel compared to most similar areas. While few residents volunteer, many more than usual spend their time supporting others through unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.4% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 15.9% of residents doing so, which is well above the Australian figure. This is mirrored in housework, where 24.8% of people do 15 or more hours a week, well above the national average of 20.7%.
15.9% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.5% of people having served, a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Dereel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20741/dereel/topic/community