10.6% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Heidelberg West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Heidelberg West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.6% of people in Heidelberg West volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average. This low level of community activity is mirrored in other areas of unpaid work and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. At 10.6%, the rate is a little below the Victorian figure and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 19.9%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework are also much lower than in most areas. However, the 12.2% of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.2% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 1.5%, this is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Heidelberg West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21169/heidelberg-west/topic/community