20.2% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Quarry Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Quarry Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have stepped up to help others in Quarry Hill since 2011. A striking 20.2% of the population now volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of giving extends to the home, where many residents provide unpaid care for children and others in their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.2% of residents giving their time. This is higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is a regular part of life for many, as 14.2% of people do so. This is a little above the national figure, and it's especially common for children, with 30.7% of residents providing unpaid childcare.
14.2% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 3.1% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Quarry Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22134/quarry-hill/topic/community