18.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Piedmont · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Piedmont
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid work and volunteering mark Piedmont as an active community compared to similar areas. While a small number of people care for children, a huge proportion of the population spends significant time on housework and community service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.8% of people giving their time. This is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major activity for residents, with 39.6% spending 15 or more hours a week on it—far above the national figure. This is a stark contrast to childcare, as the 14.6% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the state and national averages.
14.6% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.6% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 39.6%
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 Piedmont, where 11.4% of people have served. This is well above the rates seen across Victoria and Australia.
11.4%
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 Piedmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22068/piedmont/topic/community