64.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Panitya · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Panitya
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
An incredible 64.3% of people volunteer in Panitya, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is seen across several areas, with many residents spending their time helping others or caring for family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the highest for similar areas, sitting at 64.3%, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly half the population (45.2%) provide unpaid childcare, far above the Victorian average. While 23.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than in most areas at 9.5%.
9.5% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
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, which is a little below the figures for 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 Panitya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22030/panitya/topic/community