19.0% ▼ -32.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Portland North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Portland North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Portland North volunteer their time, showing a strong local commitment to community work. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures. Many residents also dedicate significant time to unpaid care and housework within their own homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30% of people caring for children and 27.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being well above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, 13.3% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the Victorian rate.
13.3% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served, which is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 Portland North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22111/portland-north/topic/community