11.8% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Huntingdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Huntingdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Huntingdale volunteer than in most similar areas. While a high number of residents provide unpaid care for others, only 11.8% of the community spends time volunteering, which is a little below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of people volunteer here, a figure that is much lower than most areas and a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.6% of people providing care, which is higher than most areas. Around 25.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, while 18.1% do at least 15 hours of housework per week, which is much lower than most areas.
14.6% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.2% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Huntingdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21218/huntingdale/topic/community