18.8% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hilldene · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hilldene
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 18% of people in Hilldene volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This is a community with a strong record of unpaid service, from local volunteering to high rates of care and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of residents are volunteers, which is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 18.1% of people providing unpaid care, a rate much higher than most areas. This is mirrored by those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week, which is well above the national figure.
18.1% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 very common in Hilldene, where 10.8% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
10.8%
Higher than 97% 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 Hilldene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21191/hilldene/topic/community