Ondit · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Ondit

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More people in Ondit are now providing unpaid support to others compared to previous years. This is a community where 24.7% of people provide unpaid care, a figure far above the national average.

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📍 Ondit, Suburb / Locality

Where Ondit sits — Volunteers

17.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ondit — lower than 54% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Ondit17.3%
3249, VIC 22.8%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 17.3% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.

17.3%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 17.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is very high in this area. About 34.6% of people care for children unpaid, while 33.3% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above the national figures.

24.7%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 24.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

34.6%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.2%
  • 2021: 34.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

33.3%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.9%
  • 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.

No one in Ondit has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% recorded for Australia.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Ondit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22013/ondit/topic/community