21.5% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Raglan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Raglan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of residents in Raglan do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework every week, far exceeding the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to supporting others, both through formal volunteering and unpaid care in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.5% of people helping out, which is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more frequent than in most areas, with 19.0% of people providing care and 28.2% looking after children unpaid.
19.0% ▲ +64.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.8% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
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.
A larger share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.7% of residents having served.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Raglan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22136/raglan/topic/community