19.7% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Perry Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Perry Bridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Perry Bridge volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This community spirit is reflected in a high rate of unpaid work and volunteering compared to the rest of the state. However, far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare than in other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.7% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% figure for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.4% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—only 15.5% provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the 26.3% average for Victoria and Australia. Unpaid care for others stands at 12.7%, about the same as the state and national levels.
12.7% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.5% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 residents reported serving in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.0% found in Victoria and the 2.8% seen across 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 Perry Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22061/perry-bridge/topic/community