15.9% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Vaughan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Vaughan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one third of people in Vaughan do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure far above the national average. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid work at home, though traditional volunteering is less common than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 31.8% of people caring for children and 31.8% doing significant housework, both well above the national figures. However, those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 11.4%, which is a little below the state average.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.8% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 31.8%
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 lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian and Australian figures.
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 Vaughan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22623/vaughan/topic/community