6.3% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Doveton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Doveton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people get involved in community activities in Doveton than in most similar areas. Only 6.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that sits well below both the Victorian and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 6.3% of people helping out. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less frequent in Doveton than in most other areas. Only 10.9% of people provide unpaid care, and just 14.5% spend 15 or more hours on housework, which is well below the Victorian average of 20.1%.
10.9% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.5% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 here than in most areas. Only 1.0% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 68% 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 Doveton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20783/doveton/topic/community