13.2% ▼ -46.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pakenham South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pakenham South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define Pakenham South compared to most similar areas. While volunteering is common, nearly 20% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure well above the national average. This community is marked by a high level of domestic and care work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas, though this is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 19.8% of people providing unpaid care and 27.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both well above the national figures. Around 25.4% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state and national average.
19.8% ▲ +101.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 residents reported serving in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the rates seen across 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 Pakenham South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22028/pakenham-south/topic/community