38.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Vasey · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Vasey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people in Vasey volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas, marking it as a place where residents are exceptionally active in helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 38.9% of residents volunteer, which is 25 points higher than the typical Australian and 26 points above the Victorian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 25% of people providing care—far above the national figure of 11.9%. While 25% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, only 22.2% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national average.
25.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 that is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Vasey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22622/vasey/topic/community