27.7% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Highlands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Highlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people in Highlands volunteer compared to other areas, with 27.7% of residents giving their time. This creates a strong culture of community contribution that stands out significantly against both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 28% of people in Highlands volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 19% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—unpaid care is common here. About 16.8% of people provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most other areas.
16.8% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -37.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 around the middle for similar areas, with 3% of the population having served. This is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21186/highlands/topic/community