22.5% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Portland West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Portland West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Portland West volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This community is particularly active in helping others, with high rates of both volunteering and unpaid care. The area shows a strong commitment to local support and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.5% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, as 29.1% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of domestic work sits alongside 14.7% of residents providing unpaid care, a figure a little above the Australian average.
14.7% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 29.1%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.0% in Victoria and 2.8% across Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22112/portland-west/topic/community