31.6% ▼ -35.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Serviceton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Serviceton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of residents in Serviceton volunteer, a rate far higher than most similar areas. This strong community spirit is reflected in the high number of people providing unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Serviceton are far above the national figure, with 31.6% of people giving their time compared to 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 21.1% of people providing support, well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 32.6% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is much higher than most areas.
21.1% ▲ +53.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the national average of 2.8%.
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 Serviceton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22262/serviceton/topic/community