17.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Franklinford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Franklinford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Franklinford involves a high level of unpaid work and community support. About 19.3% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of helping others extends to volunteering, with 17.5% of residents giving their time to a cause.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.5% of people helping out. This is well above both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 33.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—far above the 20.7% seen across Australia. This is consistent with high rates of unpaid caregiving, which involves 19.3% of residents.
19.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
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 Franklinford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20946/franklinford/topic/community