24.8% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Limestone · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Limestone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of residents in Limestone volunteer their time, which is far more than the national figure. This community shows a strong trend of giving back, with high rates of volunteering and a notably large number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above both Victoria and Australia and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 36.6% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure. This stands in contrast to childcare, as only 17.8% of residents provide unpaid care for children, which is well below the state and national averages.
13.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 36.6%
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.
Defence Force service is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.0% of the population having served, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Limestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21508/limestone/topic/community