13.4% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Prahran · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Prahran
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer residents engage in unpaid care and housework than in most other areas, making Prahran stand out for its low rates of domestic support. While 13.4% of people volunteer, the area's most striking feature is how far below the national figures it sits for childcare and home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of people here volunteer, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the Victorian and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 15.4% of people caring for children, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the number of people doing over 15 hours of unpaid housework is among the lowest at this level, sitting well below the national average.
9.8% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.4% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.5% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 1.1% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 66% 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 Prahran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22118/prahran/topic/community