19.0% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hampton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hampton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Hampton has seen a steady shift over the last decade, with local volunteering now reaching 19%. This level of engagement is well above both the state and national figures, reflecting a strong tendency for residents to give their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring roles are common here, with 14.5% of residents providing unpaid care and 28% caring for children unpaid, both of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 21.9% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a little above the national figure.
14.5% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.7%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Hampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21131/hampton/topic/community