21.9% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Princes Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Princes Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national figure for volunteering is seen in Princes Hill, where 21.9% of residents give their time to others. This creates a strong culture of community involvement that stands well above both state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.9% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and 14.1% across Australia. This level of participation is higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid childcare (20.9%) compared to the national figure of 26.3%. While 12.4% provide some form of unpaid care, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.4%) are much lower than in most areas.
12.4% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.5%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure 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 Princes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22122/princes-hill/topic/community