14.0% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Modella · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Modella
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state average for housework, Modella shows a strong trend of people contributing to their homes and community. The area is especially notable for its high number of Defence Force veterans. While unpaid domestic work is common, other forms of community involvement are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people in Modella volunteer, a figure that is about the same as both the Victorian and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major part of life here, with 28.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work—well above the 20.1% seen across Victoria. In contrast, those providing unpaid care for others stand at 11.9%, which is a little below the state figure.
11.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 28.7%
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 striking 5.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian average of 2%.
5.7%
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 Modella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21714/modella/topic/community