13.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
High Camp · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in High Camp
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few things have shifted in how people contribute to their community in High Camp over the last decade. While volunteering rates remain steady, a striking 31.7% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people in High Camp volunteer, a rate that is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, with 31.7% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the Victorian and national figures. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care are well below the state average at 9.9%.
9.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.7% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 31.7%
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.
No one in High Camp has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the state and national rates.
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 High Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21184/high-camp/topic/community