20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Reedy Lake · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Reedy Lake
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in five people volunteer in Reedy Lake, which is a much higher rate than seen across the state. This community is notably active, with a high proportion of residents contributing their time to local causes and taking on significant housework duties at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 30% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—there are no residents providing unpaid care for others, which is far below the state and national levels.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 30.0%
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.
No residents in this area have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates for Victoria and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Reedy Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22158/reedy-lake/topic/community