11.1% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pastoria East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pastoria East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of former Defence Force members live in Pastoria East, where 12.8% of residents have served. While many people spend significant time on housework, the area sees much lower rates of volunteering and unpaid care than other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon, with 0.0% of people providing care and child care rates far below the Victorian average. However, the 33.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is far above the national figure of 20.7%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 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.
The 12.8% of residents who served in the Defence Force is among the highest levels for similar areas and far above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
12.8%
Higher 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 Pastoria East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22044/pastoria-east/topic/community