0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Percydale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Percydale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of residents provide unpaid care and support, making Percydale a place where home-based responsibilities are very common. While 14.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, almost no one in the area currently volunteers.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas, with 0.0% of people volunteering. This is far below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, and 30.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is also well above the national average.
17.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Defence service is very common in Percydale, where 14.3% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
14.3%
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 Percydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22059/percydale/topic/community