29.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Middle Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Middle Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Middle Creek volunteer, a figure that has grown significantly over the last decade. This makes the area stand out as a place where residents are far more likely to give their time to others than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.2% of residents volunteer here, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%. This level of community involvement is much higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure, unpaid care is rare. No one in the area provides unpaid care for the elderly or disabled, and only 16.7% care for children—well below the Victorian rate of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
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 residents in Middle Creek have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Middle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21676/middle-creek/topic/community