14.6% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Staceys Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Staceys Bridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A remarkably high proportion of people in Staceys Bridge have served in the Defence Force. While 12.8% of residents are veterans, this is far above the national figure and most other areas. This standout characteristic defines the local community's profile more than its general volunteering or care levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very low in the area, with 0.0% of people providing unpaid care and only 9.8% caring for children unpaid, both figures being far below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.8% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
One in eight residents has served in the Defence Force, at 12.8%, which is far above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
12.8%
Higher 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 Staceys Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22347/staceys-bridge/topic/community