12.9% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hiamdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hiamdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of residents now manage heavy unpaid workloads in Hiamdale, with nearly half the population spending significant time on housework. This trend stands out against a very low rate of formal volunteering. While most people are busy at home, few have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Victorian average and a little below the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework and childcare are very common tasks in Hiamdale; 48.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework and 38.7% care for children. Both figures are far above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, 12.9% provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
48.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Hiamdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21182/hiamdale/topic/community