28.9% ▼ -34.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rheola · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rheola
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Rheola volunteer, which is a far higher rate than both the state and national figures. This high level of community spirit defines the local area. While few residents have served in the military, many contribute their time to helping others through unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.9% of residents giving their time. This is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 17.8% of people providing support, well above the 11.9% national figure. However, the 13.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the Australian average of 20.7%.
17.8% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.3% ▼ -60.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across 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 Rheola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22163/rheola/topic/community