Pine Mountain · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Pine Mountain

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Almost half of all residents in Pine Mountain volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is matched by a strong tendency for locals to provide unpaid care and housework.

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📍 Pine Mountain, Suburb / Locality

Where Pine Mountain sits — Volunteers

44.0% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pine Mountain — higher than 97% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Pine Mountain44.0%
3709, VIC 31.1%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 44.0% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% across Australia.

44.0% —

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 62.1%
  • 2021: 44.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is a major part of life in Pine Mountain, where 80.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%, while 32.0% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.

32.0% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 32.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

36.0% —

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 36.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

80.0% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.1%
  • 2021: 80.0%

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 one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.0% for Victoria and 2.8% for Australia.

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 Pine Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22075/pine-mountain/topic/community