13.7% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hazelwood North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hazelwood North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in Hazelwood North perform heavy unpaid housework, a figure far above the state average. This suggests a community where many residents take on significant responsibilities at home. Other forms of participation, such as volunteering, are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of residents are volunteers, which is lower than most similar areas and roughly the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people providing care and 29.7% caring for children, both of which are higher than the national figures. This is consistent with the 30.7% of residents who do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the Victorian average.
14.9% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 30.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.6% of the population, a rate higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian average.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Hazelwood North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21156/hazelwood-north/topic/community