26.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Franklin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Port Franklin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in four people volunteer in Port Franklin, showing a strong local habit of helping out. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where residents spend far more time on unpaid care and housework than people in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26% of people giving their time. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for locals; 30.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the 20.7% national figure. This trend extends to other care roles, as 16.4% provide unpaid care and 28.1% look after children unpaid.
16.4% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 30.1%
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.
A slightly higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Port Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22106/port-franklin/topic/community