17.4% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Peechelba East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Peechelba East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Peechelba East has shifted over the last decade, with a strong current focus on volunteering and service. About 17.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of service is also seen in the high number of former Defence Force members living here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in the area, with 17.4% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most other areas, with only 6.5% doing so. Similarly, the 15.2% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
6.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
A striking 10.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
10.2%
Higher than 96% 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 Peechelba East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22053/peechelba-east/topic/community