19.9% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drouin West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Drouin West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above state and national figures, community contribution is a strong feature of Drouin West. Nearly 20% of people here volunteer, and the area sees much higher levels of unpaid care and housework than most other places. This suggests a local culture where residents are heavily involved in supporting others and their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is mirrored in caregiving, as 16.7% of people provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most other areas.
16.7% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.5% of people having served in the Defence Force, a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20793/drouin-west/topic/community