40.5% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leonards Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Leonards Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their community in Leonards Hill than in most similar areas. A striking 40.5% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of activity extends to unpaid care, though fewer people here spend their time caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 40.5% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 29.7% of residents provide unpaid care, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. However, this is alongside lower rates of unpaid housework and childcare compared to most areas.
29.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 16.2%
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.
No one in Leonards Hill has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Leonards Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21489/leonards-hill/topic/community