16.7% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ladys Pass · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ladys Pass
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Ladys Pass has remained steady, though the area is now marked by a very high rate of unpaid housework. Roughly 16.7% of people volunteer their time, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This creates a landscape where residents are more likely to contribute to their community and home than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little above the Australian average of 14.1% and sits around the middle when compared to similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major activity here, with 38.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. While 14.7% of people provide some form of unpaid care, the 22.5% who care for children unpaid is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
14.7% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 38.2%
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.
A higher than usual 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.0% recorded for Victoria.
3.7%
Higher than 68% 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 Ladys Pass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21421/ladys-pass/topic/community