25.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pipers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pipers Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher rate of volunteering than the national average defines Pipers Creek, where over a quarter of residents give their time to others. This strong community spirit is reflected in high levels of unpaid care and household work across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.9% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 33.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the Victorian figure. This high level of home work is seen alongside well above average rates of people caring for children (31.3%) or providing other unpaid care (17.0%).
17.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
About 2.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 59% 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 Pipers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22078/pipers-creek/topic/community