33.3% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Freeburgh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Freeburgh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Freeburgh and the rest of the country when it comes to volunteering, with a third of residents giving their time. This highlights a strong culture of community contribution in Freeburgh, where participation rates far exceed those seen across Victoria and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.3% of people here volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%. This level of participation is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 18.8% of residents providing care and 29.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both figures being well above the national average. However, the 21.4% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian rate of 26.3%.
18.8% ▲ +90.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.9% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
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, a figure that is a little below the state and national rates.
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 Freeburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20951/freeburgh/topic/community