19.0% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hazelwood South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hazelwood South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of residents in Hazelwood South do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a community with very high rates of unpaid care and volunteering compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 19% of people volunteer here, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common in the area, with 31.6% of people caring for children and 15.6% providing other forms of unpaid care, both much higher than most areas. This is consistent with the 34.6% of residents who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
15.6% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.6% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 34.6%
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 more common here than in most other areas, with 4.3% of people having served in the force.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21157/hazelwood-south/topic/community