16.7% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Simson · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Simson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service defines Simson, where 8.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and far exceeds the national figure. Local residents are also more likely to give their time to the community than people across the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.7% of people pitching in. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While about 25.8% of people provide unpaid childcare—similar to the national average—the rate of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 7.6%.
7.6% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 a notable part of local life, with 8.3% of the population having served, which is well above the 2.8% national figure.
8.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Simson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22285/simson/topic/community