14.0% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eaglehawk · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eaglehawk
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant number of people in Eaglehawk support others through unpaid care and service. While about 15.1% of residents provide unpaid care—well above the national figure—the area also shows a strong tradition of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people here volunteer, which is a similar rate to that of Victoria and the rest of Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.1% of people providing support, which is much higher than in most areas. Around 26.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, and 22% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
15.1% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Eaglehawk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20823/eaglehawk/topic/community