27.4% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Haven · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Haven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Haven volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is seen across the board, with many residents also taking on significant unpaid care and housework roles. This makes Haven a place where locals contribute a great deal of unpaid effort to their families and the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.4% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very prevalent, as 33.1% of people care for children and 28.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the state and national averages, while 15.6% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care.
15.6% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.1% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.8%
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.
Defence service is typical for this type of area, with 2.5% of people having served. This is about the same as the 2.0% recorded for Victoria and the 2.8% national figure.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21148/haven/topic/community