19.8% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Seaview · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Seaview
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are stepping up to support others in Seaview than in most parts of the country. Nearly 20% of residents volunteer, and an exceptionally high number of people provide unpaid care for children and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.8% of people giving their time. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in Seaview, with 41.5% of people caring for children and 37.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are far above the national figures. Around 13.2% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
13.2% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.5% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 37.7%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas. With 6.9% of people having served, the rate is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
6.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Seaview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22253/seaview/topic/community