9.2% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Junction Village · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Junction Village
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people get involved in unpaid work and volunteering in Junction Village compared to the rest of the state. Only 9.2% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This trend of lower community participation extends to unpaid care and housework as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 9.2% of people helping out. This is well below both the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas; 10.6% of people provide this support, and only 14% do 15 or more hours of housework. Similarly, the 20.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
10.6% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.0% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
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.
About 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Junction Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21277/junction-village/topic/community