38.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drummartin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Drummartin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people in Drummartin volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work in the region. This high level of civic duty is matched by a strong focus on home and family responsibilities. Many residents spend significant time providing unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are far above the national figure of 14.1%, with 38.7% of residents giving their time to others.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 35.5% of people providing such support—far above the 11.9% national average. This includes a high number of people caring for children unpaid (41.9%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly (35.5%).
35.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 35.5%
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, with 0.0% of the population having served, which is a little below the Victorian average of 2.0%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Drummartin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20797/drummartin/topic/community