Stonyford · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Stonyford

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Stonyford sits around the middle of similar areas for community involvement, though volunteering is a standout feature. While 17.2% of people volunteer, the area has far fewer people providing unpaid childcare than the state or national figures.

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📍 Stonyford, Suburb / Locality

Where Stonyford sits — Volunteers

17.2%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Stonyford — lower than 54% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Stonyford17.2%
3260, VIC 22.4%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 17.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the national figure of 14.1%.

17.2%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38.6%
  • 2021: 17.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Very few people here provide unpaid childcare, at 0.0%, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. Similarly, only 12.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a figure well below the 20.7% national average.

12.1%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

12.1%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 12.1%

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.

Service in the Defence Force is lower than most areas, with 0.0% of the population having served. This is a little below the 2.0% seen in Victoria and the 2.8% national rate.

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 Stonyford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22365/stonyford/topic/community