42.6% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leslie Manor · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Leslie Manor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than four in ten people in Leslie Manor volunteer, making it a place where residents give a huge amount of their time to others. This strong spirit of helping extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are far more common than in most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 42.6% of people pitching in. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 42.6% caring for children and 21.3% providing other unpaid care, both of which are among the highest rates for similar areas. Additionally, 29.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% average for Australia.
21.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.6% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 29.8%
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 larger share of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.9%, this is well above both the Victorian rate of 2.0% and the national figure of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 86% 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 Leslie Manor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21495/leslie-manor/topic/community