17.2% ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Humevale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Humevale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid housework stands out in Humevale, where 28.1% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on these tasks. This is well above the national figure. Residents are generally more active in volunteering and caregiving than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Humevale, with 17.2% of people helping out. This is well above both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most areas, with 14.7% doing so. While the proportion of people caring for children is about the same as the rest of Australia at 26.7%, those doing heavy housework are well above the national figure.
14.7% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
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 more common in Humevale than in most similar areas. Around 3.5% of people have served, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Humevale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21215/humevale/topic/community