Strzelecki · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Strzelecki

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

A much higher rate of volunteering than the national average defines the community spirit in Strzelecki. About 20% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the 14.1% figure for Australia.

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📍 Strzelecki, Suburb / Locality

Where Strzelecki sits — Volunteers

20.0% ▼ -30.5%
  • 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 Strzelecki — higher than 59% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Strzelecki20.0%
3950, VIC 17.7%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

One in five people here volunteer, a result that is well above both the Victorian and national figures.

20.0% ▼ -30.5%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.8%
  • 2016: 28.8%
  • 2021: 20.0%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 23.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—which is well above the state average—only 16.7% care for children unpaid, a figure well below the national average of 26.3%. Unpaid care for others is provided by 11.1% of people, which is lower than most areas.

11.1% ▼ -11.6%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 11.1%

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

16.7% ▼ -51.2%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.2%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 16.7%

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

23.3% ▼ -30.4%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.5%
  • 2016: 39.7%
  • 2021: 23.3%

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, a result a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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 Strzelecki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22384/strzelecki/topic/community