21.1% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hamilton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national average for volunteering is Hamilton, where 21.1% of people give their time to help others. This strong community spirit is a standout feature of the area compared to the rest of Victoria and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% figure for Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people providing a helping hand—a little above the national figure. Around 23.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the Victorian average.
14.1% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.7% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21129/hamilton/topic/community