9.9% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Devon Meadows · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Devon Meadows
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 10% of people volunteer in Devon Meadows, a figure well below the national average. While community volunteering is low, the area sees higher rates of unpaid care and housework compared to most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 14.6% of people providing unpaid care—a little above the national figure. This includes 27.2% of residents caring for children unpaid and 23.6% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.6% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 less common than in most areas, with 1.5% of people having served, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower 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 Devon Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20748/devon-meadows/topic/community