14.7% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Indented Head · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Indented Head
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Indented Head has evolved over the last decade, with a notable rise in people providing unpaid care. While a small number of residents volunteer, the area has a strong presence of former Defence Force members. These patterns reflect a community with high levels of unpaid domestic and care work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and roughly the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.3% of people providing care, well above the Australian figure. While much higher than most areas, only 19.0% care for children unpaid, but 29.0% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
15.3% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 Indented Head than in most areas, with 3.9% of people having served, which is a little above both the Victorian and national figures.
3.9%
Higher than 69% 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 Indented Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21229/indented-head/topic/community