44.8% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Netherby · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Netherby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 45% of people in Netherby volunteer, which is a far higher rate than the national figure. This high level of community involvement marks the area as one of the most active for volunteering across similar regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 44.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above both Victoria and Australia, where rates sit at 13.3% and 14.1% respectively.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.8% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national average at 23.0%.
13.8% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
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, a rate that is a little below both the Victorian and Australian figures.
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 Netherby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21919/netherby/topic/community