16.4% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drouin East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Drouin East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines Drouin East, where 17.1% of people provide care for others. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a community that is actively involved in supporting others both through formal and informal means.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Local volunteering is common, with 16.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life here, with 17.1% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure. This includes 29.3% of residents caring for children, a rate that is a little above both the state and national averages, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework are a little below the national figure at 17.9%.
17.1% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
About 2.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.7%
Higher 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 Drouin East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20791/drouin-east/topic/community