30.9% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Skenes Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Skenes Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Skenes Creek volunteer than in most similar areas. Around 30.9% of residents give their time to others, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.9% of people helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and much higher than in most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 16.1% of people providing support, well above the 11.9% national figure. While 28.3% do over 15 hours of housework—well above the state average—the 19.7% who care for children unpaid is well below the Victorian figure of 26.3%.
16.1% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 28.3%
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 1.3%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Skenes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22286/skenes-creek/topic/community