23.0% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hallston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hallston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people contribute to their community in Hallston than in most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, and there is a very high rate of people providing unpaid care to others. This spirit of service is also seen in the high number of former Defence Force members living here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.0% of people giving their time. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for 20.7% of residents, which is among the highest for this kind of area and well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 23.7% do significant housework, the 22.2% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
20.7% ▲ +89.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
A much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 6.1%, this is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Hallston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21128/hallston/topic/community