20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Neerim North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Neerim North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people provide unpaid care in Neerim North than in the rest of the country. This community is defined by high levels of helping others, with 33.3% of residents providing unpaid care, a figure far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.0% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 30.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, the 30.0% of people caring for children unpaid is well above the Australian average.
33.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.0%
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 one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This 0.0% is a little below the figures for both 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 Neerim North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21910/neerim-north/topic/community