31.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Everton Upper · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Everton Upper
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care define Everton Upper compared to most other areas. Nearly 32% of people volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home, where residents provide significantly more unpaid support than the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 31.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above both the Victorian average of 13.3% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Giving back is common here, with 23.8% providing unpaid care—far above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 31% caring for children and 30.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are much higher than most areas.
23.8% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.2%
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.
Everton Upper also has a higher proportion of people who served in the Defence Force than most areas, at 3.9%, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Everton Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20897/everton-upper/topic/community