28.9% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Helens Plains · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Helens Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in St Helens Plains volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out against a very low number of former defence force members. It is an area where unpaid work and care are common parts of daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 29% of residents volunteer their time, which is much higher than most other areas and far above the 13.3% recorded across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 31.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This high level of home work is consistent with 26.3% of residents providing unpaid care, a figure far above the national average.
26.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.4% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.6% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 31.6%
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 Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22341/st-helens-plains/topic/community