20.1% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Venus Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Venus Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Venus Bay, where 20.1% of people give their time to help others. This is well above the national figure and reflects a highly active community. Many residents also dedicate significant time to unpaid care and home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five people volunteer here, a rate that is well above both the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While much fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to most areas, 29% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national average. This is consistent with a higher than usual 15.7% of people providing some form of unpaid care.
15.7% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.8% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 29.0%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
3.1%
Higher 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 Venus Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22626/venus-bay/topic/community