38.5% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Underbool · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Underbool
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people in Underbool volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas, showing a strong local commitment to helping out others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a major part of life here, with 38.5% of residents helping out, which is 24 points higher than the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—the proportion of those providing unpaid care or looking after children is much lower than most areas.
9.9% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
About 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is roughly the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Underbool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22612/underbool/topic/community