34.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hordern Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hordern Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Hordern Vale contribute their time to others compared to the national average. While 34.2% of residents volunteer, the national figure is just 14.1%. This high level of community involvement extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are much more common than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.2% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life here, as 23.7% of people provide unpaid care and 36.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above Victorian figures. Meanwhile, the 26.3% of people caring for children unpaid is about the same as the state and national rates.
23.7% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 36.8%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2% seen in Victoria and the 2.8% national average.
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 Hordern Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21204/hordern-vale/topic/community