24.5% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shelford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Shelford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people pitch in for their community in Shelford than in the rest of the state. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, and a huge 43.1% provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.5% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Local residents are much more likely to perform unpaid work at home. About 30.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 16.2% provide unpaid care, both of which are well above national figures.
16.2% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
43.1% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 1.5%, this is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Shelford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22272/shelford/topic/community