25.0% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Peterborough · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Peterborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of residents get involved in their local area compared to most similar places, making Peterborough (Vic.) a standout for community spirit. One in four people here volunteer, which is double the rate seen across Victoria and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is more frequent than usual, with 26.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Providing other unpaid care is also a little above the state and national averages at 14%, while those caring for children (26.1%) are about the same as the rest of the country.
14.0% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.9% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2% seen in Victoria and the 2.8% across Australia.
4.9%
Higher than 79% 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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22062/peterborough/topic/community