48.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Helens · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Helens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in St Helens volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is a central part of daily life. This high level of engagement is far above the national figure and defines the local spirit.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 48.3% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 31.0% of people providing unpaid care—a figure far above the Victorian average of 12.9%. This extends to housework, where 31.0% spend 15 or more hours a week on chores, and 27.6% provide unpaid childcare.
31.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 31.0%
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, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
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 St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22340/st-helens/topic/community