18.3% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paynesville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Paynesville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Six per cent of people in Paynesville have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average. This community shows a strong commitment to service and support, with high rates of volunteering and unpaid care. It is a place where many residents give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many people provide unpaid care here, with 15.6% doing so—well above the national figure. While 27.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, the proportion of people caring for children is far below the national average at 15.5%.
15.6% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.5% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.5%
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 6.0% of residents who served in the Defence Force is much higher than most areas and well above the 2.0% in Victoria.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Paynesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22049/paynesville/topic/community