24.1% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Devenish · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Devenish
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Devenish than in the rest of the state, with 24.1% of residents giving their time. This strong community spirit is reflected in the high rates of unpaid care and a higher-than-average number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.1% of people here volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 32.8% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework and 17.2% providing unpaid care, both far above national figures. However, the 14.4% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
17.2% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.4% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.8% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 32.8%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 3.5%, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Devenish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20746/devenish/topic/community