36.2% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pimpinio · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pimpinio
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Pimpinio than across the rest of the country. More than a third of the community gives their time to help others, which is well above the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.2% of residents helping out. 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 a major part of life for many, as 20.1% of people provide unpaid care, which is among the highest levels for similar areas. This is well above the national figure of 11.9%, and 26.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
20.1% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population. This is a little above both the Victorian rate of 2.0% and the Australian rate of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Pimpinio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22072/pimpinio/topic/community