26.9% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drung · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Drung
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Drung than in most other areas. Around 26.9% of the community gives their time to help others, which is more than double the national figure of 14.1%. This makes the local area stand out for its high levels of community involvement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.9% of residents helping out. This is far above the Victoria state figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people in Drung provide unpaid care for children compared to most areas, at 17.6%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Around 21.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, while 11.1% provide other types of unpaid care.
11.1% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most other areas and sits a little below both the state and national figures.
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 Drung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20800/drung/topic/community