28.1% ▼ -29.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Donald · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Donald
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of volunteering is seen in Donald, where 28.1% of people give their time to help others. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area compared to the rest of the state and country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.1% of residents helping out, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 19% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—more people do heavy housework. About 25.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on chores, which is well above the Australian average.
14.7% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
Around 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both Victoria and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Donald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20770/donald/topic/community