18.6% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shelbourne · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Shelbourne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of residents in Shelbourne spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. This high level of home-based work is part of a broader trend of active community and family contribution in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.6% of people helping out, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is frequent, as 13.8% of residents provide care for others and 27.1% look after children unpaid. This aligns with the fact that many residents spend significant time on housework.
13.8% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 more common in Shelbourne than in most areas, with 3.4% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Shelbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22271/shelbourne/topic/community