20.8% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Neerim Junction · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Neerim Junction
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Neerim Junction provide unpaid care, which is far above the national figure. This community is highly active in supporting others, both through formal volunteering and essential unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.8% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much more unpaid work happens in the home here than in most areas. This includes 33.3% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework a week and 29.2% providing unpaid care, which is far above the Victorian rate of 12.9%.
29.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 service is much more common in Neerim Junction than in similar areas. About 6.0% of residents have served, which is well above the 2.8% national average.
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 Neerim Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21909/neerim-junction/topic/community