37.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stockyard Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stockyard Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 38% of residents in Stockyard Hill volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands out as the defining feature of the area's social participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.8% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and is among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 18.9% of people involved. However, only 8.1% of residents spend 15 or more hours on unpaid housework, which is far below the Victorian figure of 20.1%.
18.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.1% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
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. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8% and is lower than most other areas.
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 Stockyard Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22360/stockyard-hill/topic/community