2.8% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Laverton North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Laverton North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people engage in unpaid care or volunteering in Laverton North than in most other areas. Only 2.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%. This suggests a place where community involvement and unpaid support roles are much less common than elsewhere.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very low here, with only 2.8% of people helping out. This is far below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon in the area; only 5.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with very low rates of people caring for children unpaid (6.5%) or doing significant housework (6.5%).
5.6% ▲ +59.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
6.5% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
6.5% ▲ +83.6%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas. About 4.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Laverton North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21477/laverton-north/topic/community