40.9% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 87.0%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ozenkadnook · Suburb / Locality
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A remarkable 40.9% of people in Ozenkadnook volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, though the typical resident spends much less time on unpaid housework and childcare than people in other parts of Australia.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is extremely common here, with 40.9% of residents helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and among the highest rates for similar areas.
40.9% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.6% of people provide some form of unpaid care—a figure higher than most areas—this doesn't extend to domestic tasks. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework (13.6%) and those caring for children (18.2%) are both well below the national figures.
13.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Ozenkadnook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22024/ozenkadnook/topic/community