44.8% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Foxhow · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Foxhow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their community in Foxhow than in most similar areas. Nearly 45% of residents volunteer, a figure that sits far above the national average. This high level of engagement is mirrored in the significant number of people who provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 44.8% of people in Foxhow volunteer, which is among the highest rates at this level and far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 31% of residents providing care—far above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes a high rate of people caring for children unpaid, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas.
31.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Foxhow has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates for both Victoria and Australia.
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 Foxhow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20943/foxhow/topic/community