16.3% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Basin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Basin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of helping out defines daily life in The Basin, where 31.8% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures of 26.3%, highlighting a community where family care is a priority.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 23.5% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the state and national figures, while 13.8% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.
13.8% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
Around 2.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the 2.0% for Victoria and the 2.8% national average.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 The Basin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22496/the-basin/topic/community