21.9% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Poowong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Poowong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 21.9% of residents in Poowong volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement defines the local spirit. Other aspects of participation, such as unpaid care and military service, align more closely with state and national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.9% of people helping out. This is much higher than the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, the proportions of people providing unpaid care or looking after children are about the same as the state and national averages.
12.5% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 1.5% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Poowong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22098/poowong/topic/community