13.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Honeysuckles · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Honeysuckles
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Unpaid care and housework are central to daily life in The Honeysuckles, where more people provide care than in most similar areas. While volunteering rates are typical, a striking 22.1% of residents provide unpaid care, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people volunteer their time, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Daily home duties are common here, with 29.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the 20.7% national figure. However, the 9.0% of people caring for children unpaid is among the lowest for this level and far below the state average.
22.1% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.0% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 29.5%
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 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Honeysuckles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22500/the-honeysuckles/topic/community