17.3% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Seaton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Seaton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state and national figures, 17.3% of people in Seaton volunteer their time. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work and helping others, though it has very few former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.3% of residents giving their time, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is a significant part of life for 24.1% of people, well above the national figure. This is alongside 13.5% who provide unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian average.
13.5% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
Almost no one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and slightly below the Victorian average.
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 Seaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22252/seaton/topic/community